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Completed Not applicable Interventional

The Arthritis, Diet, and Activity Promotion Trial

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00979043

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Brief summary

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The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effect of dietary weight-loss, exercise training, or a combination of both on physical function in overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA). In secondary analyses, the effect of weight-loss and/or exercise on OA progression, self-reported pain and inflammation were examined. In post-trial analyses, the effect of dietary weight-loss on total mortality was determined.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00979043
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Enrollment
318 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Behavioral

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
60 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Oct 31, 1997
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2000
Completion
Nov 30, 2000
Last update posted
Apr 13, 2023

1997 – 2000

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem North Carolina 27157

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