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Completed No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Obesity and the Initiation of Knee Osteoarthritis

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00856739

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Official title

Obesity and Initiation of Osteoarthritis

Brief summary

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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.

Study identification

NCT ID: NCT00856739
Recruitment status: Completed
Study type: Observational
Phase: Not listed
Lead sponsor: US Department of Veterans Affairs; Federal
Enrollment: 177 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

Not listed

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range: 20 Years to 60 Years
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date: Mar 2009 (Type not available)
Primary completion: Mar 2012 (Actual)
Completion: Mar 2012 (Actual)
Last update posted: Dec 19, 2014

2009 – 2012

United States locations

U.S. sites: 1
U.S. states: 1
U.S. cities: 1

Facility	City	State	ZIP	Site status
VA Palo Alto Health Care System	Palo Alto	California	94304-1290	—

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