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Department of Veterans Affairs |
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Information provided by: | Department of Veterans Affairs |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00856739 |
Healthy adults aged 20-60 of varying weights will participate in this minimally invasive study. There is one 4-hour appointment for which subjects are paid $120. The tests involve: 1 tube blood draw, 1 gait test (motion capture) and 1 MR of both knees.
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Osteochondritis |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Ecologic or Community |
Official Title: | Obesity and Initiation of Osteoarthritis |
One tube of blood identified with a unique number.
Estimated Enrollment: | 200 |
Study Start Date: | March 2009 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | March 2012 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | March 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
The tests will be done at the VA and Stanford and a re not dangerous or painful. They are designed to help us learn more about the relationship of excess weight on cartilage degradation by testing a biomarker in blood.
Gait testing involves walking in a lab that is about 20 meters long about 20 times. MR involves lying in a tube for less than 1 hour.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 60 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Healthy adults aged 20-60, of varying weights.
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
United States, California | |
VA Palo Alto Health Care System | |
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304-1290 |
Principal Investigator: | Thomas P. Andriacchi, PhD | VA Palo Alto Health Care System |
Responsible Party: | Department of Veterans Affairs ( Andriacchi, Thomas - Principal Investigator ) |
Study ID Numbers: | A6650R, 7924, 15723 |
Study First Received: | March 5, 2009 |
Last Updated: | March 5, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00856739 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
obesity arthritis |
Obesity Osteoarthritis Joint Diseases Overweight Rheumatic Diseases Bone Diseases Body Weight Osteoarthritis, Knee |
Osteochondritis Signs and Symptoms Musculoskeletal Diseases Arthritis Connective Tissue Diseases Cartilage Diseases Nutrition Disorders Overnutrition |
Obesity Osteoarthritis Joint Diseases Overweight Rheumatic Diseases Bone Diseases Body Weight Osteochondritis |
Osteoarthritis, Knee Signs and Symptoms Musculoskeletal Diseases Arthritis Connective Tissue Diseases Cartilage Diseases Nutrition Disorders Overnutrition |