Status:

COMPLETED

Biologic Mechanisms for Pain Variation After Physical Activity in Osteoarthritis

Lead Sponsor:

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Conditions:

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Osteoarthritis (OA) in the knee is characterized by chronic inflammatory pain that is not necessarily related to the amount of joint damage. Clinical practice guidelines recommend physical activity (P...

Detailed Description

Osteoarthritis (OA) in the knee is characterized by chronic inflammatory pain that is not necessarily associated with the amount of joint damage.1 Clinical practice guidelines recommend physical activ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults with Osteoarthritis:
  • Age 50-80
  • radiographic evidence of knee osteoarthritis (OA participants)
  • self-report current non-smoker
  • willing and able to walk for 30 minutes a day three days a week for six weeks at a location that is within 30 minutes from University of Maryland Baltimore
  • speaks English
  • Healthy Controls:
  • Age 50-80
  • self-reports no osteoarthritis
  • self-report current non-smoker
  • willing and able to walk for 30 minutes a day three days a week for six weeks at a location that is within 30 minutes from University of Maryland Baltimore
  • speaks English

Exclusion

  • unable to pass the evaluation to sign consent
  • diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
  • diagnosis of gout
  • diagnosis of heart failure
  • diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • diagnosis of diabetes
  • diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
  • diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
  • diagnosis of autoimmune disease
  • currently taking long-term steroid medications such as methotrexate
  • weight less than 110 lbs.
  • direct employee of the PI

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 7 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 24 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

13 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03344913

Start Date

May 7 2018

End Date

August 24 2022

Last Update

September 7 2022

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University of Maryland, Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201