Osteoarthritis: Weakness From Inflammation

Completed

Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis

In brief

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

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00104312

Run by

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

People needed

88

Starts

2001-04-01

Expected to finish

2009-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-05-29

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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)

Where it is running

• Harbor Hospital — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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