Status:
COMPLETED
Obesity and the Initiation of Knee Osteoarthritis
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-60 years
Brief Summary
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, ...
Detailed Description
The tests will be done at the VA and Stanford and are not dangerous or painful. They are designed to help us learn more about the relationship of excess weight on cartilage degradation by testing a bi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy Adults aged 20-60 who have no history of LE surgery
- Healthy adults able to walk 30 minutes
- Healthy adults able to have MR
Exclusion
- Adults who have had LE surgery
- Adults cannot walk 30 minutes
- Adults who cannot tolerate MR
- Adults with osteoarthritis
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
177 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00856739
Start Date
March 1 2009
End Date
March 1 2012
Last Update
December 19 2014
Active Locations (1)
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VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304-1290