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Characteristics of Marrow Fatty Cells in the Ageing of Bone and Joints, Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis

Recruiting
Conditions
Prosthesis User
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Interventions
Procedure: tissue
Registration Number
NCT03678831
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Lille
Brief Summary

Obesity and other associated complications promote the development and the progression of osteoarthritis. The subcutaneous and abdominal fat release several factors that alter bone and the cartilage. The role of the marrow fat in close connection with bone has not been defined yet, whereas cellular and animal models indicate that this fat depot modifies bone and cartilage.

The aim of the study is to define if the marrow fat produces more joint-altering factors by comparison with subcutaneous fat. This fat depot can be characterized from removed pieces during the prosthetic surgery of the knee. Measuring before surgery the body weight, waist and hip circumferences, blood pressure, glucose, insulin and lipids in blood will also allow to determine if obesity and/or type 2 diabetes make this fat more dangerous for the joint. Such research will allow the elaboration of new therapeutic strategies in osteoarthritis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
45
Inclusion Criteria
  • Post-menopausal woman
  • with a symptomatic knee osteoarthritis requiring prosthesis
  • able to handle general anaesthesia
  • having given her consent
  • able to understand the constraints associated with the study
  • with health insurance
  • able to understand the French language
Exclusion Criteria
  • with refusal to participate to the study

  • more than 85-year-old

  • with bone pathologies other than osteoarthritis or osteoporosis

  • with active infection

  • with evolving cancer

  • with haematopoietic pathologies such as haemoglobin pathologies

  • with thyroid pathologies

  • with type 1 diabetes

  • with anti-osteoporotic treatments (bisphosphonates, strontium ranelate, teriparatide, denosumab) except calcium and vitamin D supplementation or hormone replacement.

  • with replacement of prosthesis

  • with previous surgery at the surgery site

    --with a current participation to another study

  • with guardianship

  • with deprived liberty

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Arthritic patients with knee prosthetic replacetissueArthritic post-menopausal patients with knee prosthetic replacement Each patient is her own control since the two cell types are compared within the same patient The main criteria is based on a comparison of two cell types from the same patient. The secondary criteria are based on a comparison of cell types according to a grouping of patients according to different metabolic parameters.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Expression levels in femoral spinal adipocytes of mRNAs of 18 genes compared to those of adipocytes isolated from the subcutaneous adipose tissue in the same patientat 3 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
the intra patients difference of the expression level of medullary adipocytes mRNA compared to that of subcutaneous adipocytes according to Obesity state (normal vs overweight vs obese) as defined using BMIat 3 months
the intra patients difference of the expression level of medullary adipocytes mRNA compared to that of subcutaneous adipocytes according to Presence or absence of systemic insulin-resistance as measured using the HOMA-IR indexat 3 months

the Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance(HOMA-IR index)Healthy Range: 1.0 (0.5-1.4) Less than 1.0 means you are insulin-sensitive which is optimal. Above 1.9 indicates early insulin resistance. Above 2.9 indicates significant insulin resistance.

the intra patients difference of the expression level of medullary adipocytes mRNA compared to that of subcutaneous adipocytes according to Central obesity (yes or no) as defined using the waist-to-hip ratioat 3 months
the intra patients difference of the expression level of medullary adipocytes mRNA compared to that of subcutaneous adipocytesaccording to Presence or absence of chronic uncontrolled hyperglycaemia as measured using HbA1c plasma levelsat 3 months
the intra patients difference of the expression level of medullary adipocytes mRNA compared to that of subcutaneous adipocytes according to presence or absence of metabolic syndromeat 3 months

metabolic syndrome as defined by the presence of at least three of the following criteria: large waist circumference, decrease in HDL-cholesterol, hypertriglyceridemia, elevated fasting glycaemia, elevated blood pressure.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hopital Roger Salengro, CHU Lille

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Lille, France

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