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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12607000311459
ACTRN12607000311459
Not yet recruiting
Not Applicable

A randomized control trial in older adults with osteoarthritis to determine the effectiveness of a group-based lifestyle intervention to promote modest weight loss compared with no intervention on improving health outcomes as determined by improvements in pain, function, quality of life and body composition.

Prof Lynne Daniels0 sites52 target enrollmentJune 13, 2007

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Knee Osteoarthritis
Sponsor
Prof Lynne Daniels
Enrollment
52
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 13, 2007
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Prof Lynne Daniels

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • BMI \> 27 kg/m2; Meets American College Rheumatology criteria for knee OA; patients whose X\-ray joint space \>2 mm at the narrowest point of the medial compartment and/or \< 2mm of lateral compartment of the signal joint; ambulatory, no use of a walker, braces or crutches.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Knee OA secondary to other bone or joint disease (permit secondary to knee trauma); the following procedures on the signal joint (i) \< 3 months arthroscopy or intra\-articular injections, (ii) \< 2 years intra\-articular surgery including trimming, (iii) \<3 years for osteotomy; total menisectomy; chronic inflammatory joint disease including crystal arthropathies and OA of hip; planned knee replacement; any condition which will inhibit/contraindicate adherence to the diet and exercise program; participation in alternate formal exercise program; Mini\-Mental score\<24; Significant psychological distress or other barriers (eg frailty/illness) to effective participation, unable to understand study materials or complete questionnaires.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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