Osteoarthritis: Weakness From Inflammation

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00104312
First received: February 24, 2005
Last updated: May 28, 2009
Last verified: May 2009

February 24, 2005
May 28, 2009
April 2001
May 2009   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
 
 
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Osteoarthritis: Weakness From Inflammation
Weakness From Inflammation: A Basis of Disability From Knee Osteoarthritis

The purpose of this study is to understand the factors that lead to muscle weakness with arthritis and aging.

Through this study, we hope to learn about the natural history of knee osteoarthritis and the disability that arises from it. We hope to better understand why people with knee osteoarthritis develop difficulty with mobility (e.g. walking, standing) in hopes of finding a cure.

This study requires 1 four-hour visit to Harbor Hospital. The visit involves a physical exam, a DEXA bone density scan, blood and urine testing, knee x-rays, strength testing and a surface electromyography (EMG). Samples of muscle, joint fluid and joint tissue will be collected during your planned surgery.

Participation in this study is entirely voluntary.

Observational
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Retention:   Samples Without DNA
Description:

Synovial fluid and tissue blood serum muscle biopsy

Non-Probability Sample

Community - Men and women

Osteoarthritis
 
  • 1
    Participants with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis
  • 2
    Participants without symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, age-matched as controls

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Completed
88
May 2009
May 2009   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 50 years of age or older
  • Normal body weight (a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or less)
  • Osteoarthritis of the knee (prior to knee surgery)
  • Planning to have knee surgery at a MedStar Hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of a stroke
  • History of muscle weakness or paralysis
  • History of Rheumatoid Arthritis or
  • Inflammatory Joint Disease
  • History of a Bleeding Disorder
  • History of Gout
  • Diabetes for which you take insulin
  • Polymyalgia rheumatica (total body muscle aching/stiffness)
Both
50 Years and older
No
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
United States
 
NCT00104312
AG0016
 
Shari Ling, MD, Principal Investigator, National Institute on Aging
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
 
Principal Investigator: Shari Ling, MD NIA, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution Divisions of Rheumatology, Gerontology, and Geriatrics
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
May 2009

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