Review Article
Is the Wedged Insole an Effective Treatment Option When Compared with a Flat (Placebo) Insole: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 2
Comparison with other previous meta-analyses.
| | Author | Parkes /2013 [25] | Penny/2013 [27] | Duivenvoorden/2015 [26] | Xing/2017 [19] | Shaw/2017 [17] | The present
meta-analysis |
| | Type of Study | RCTs | RCTs | RCTs | RCTs, quasi-RCTs,
cohort studies | Prospective studies | RCTs |
| | Comparison | LWI vs FI
LWI vs No treatment | LWI vs FI
LWI vs No treatment
LWI vs Brace | Valgus brace vs neutral brace
LWI vs FI
LWI vs no treatment | Shoe-only
LWI vs FI (with arch support) | LWI with arch support vs Medial arch supports | LWI vs FI |
| | Number of RCTs(LWIvsFI) | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| | Search strategy until(year) | 2013 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2016 | 2018 |
| | Protocol registered | NA | NA | Applied | Applied | NA | Applied |
| | Number of search databases | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| | GRADE | NA | NA | Applied | NA | NA | Applied |
| | Outcome Index | WOMAC Pain | WOMAC pain
WOMAC physical function
Lequesne Index
Analgesic consumption
Adherence to treatment | Pain scores
WOMAC stiffness scores
WOMAC function scores
Quality of life scores | First peak EKAM Second peak EKAM | Ankle/subtalar eversion angle
External ankle eversion moments | WOMAC pain
WOMAC stiffness
WOMAC function
Pain scale
Lequesne index
Femorotibial angle (FTA) |
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LWI=lateral wedge insole, FI=flat(neutral) insole.
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