The Effects of Bariatric Surgery Weight Loss on Knee Pain in Patients With Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Completed
Conditions studied: Knee Pain, Knee Osteoarthritis
In brief
This project is a prospective observational study that will involve the participation of 25 volunteers that qualify for having knee osteoarthritis, are going to be having gastric bypass surgery and are willing to participate in this study which is designed to last up to two years. Potential candidates will be interviewed using a standard set of questions related to the study
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00752765
- Run by
- Penn State University
- People needed
- 30
- Starts
- 2008-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-06-03
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- To be included in the study, patients must be between the 18 and 70 years of age
- Completed a pre-surgery psychological evaluation, and have had intermittent knee pain for at least a year.
- The bariatric surgery requirement involves a bypass of the stomach.
- Standard of care guidelines for this surgery require that these patients' previous dieting attempts were without success
- Medical problems related to obesity, such as diabetes, sleep apnea, hypoventilation, and joint pain.
- Patients will have a WOMAC pain scale score > 3, according to the study by Miller, et al.
- Patients will have a standing AP, lateral and Merchant radiographic scan taken to confirm that they have OA.
You may not qualify if…
- Patients will be ineligible for the study if any of these criteria are not met.
Where it is running
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
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