Sattari 2011.

Methods	RCT; computer‐generated randomisation
Participants	Varus knee OA: n = 60 Male/female: 22/38 Mean age (years): 48 Mean BMI (kg/m2): not reported Degree of OA medial compartment according to Kellgren & Lawrence: III = 39, IV = 21
Interventions	I = custom‐molded valgus stress knee support (n = 20) or 1/4‐inch lateral wedged insole (n = 20) vs C = no intervention Follow‐up: 9 months
Outcomes	VAS (pain), Lequesne index (walking distance)
Notes	Conflicts of interest are not described
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Randomisation sequence procedure is not described
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Allocation concealment procedure is not described
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes	High risk	Participants were not blinded; outcome assessors were blinded; study used patient‐reported outcome measures
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes	High risk	Participants were not blinded
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Not reported
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes	High risk	Quote: "5 patients were removed from the study because of absence from follow‐up. They were substituted with new patients, to maintain 20 patients in each group"
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	High risk	No intention‐to‐treat