Molecular and biochemical characteristics of skeletal muscle in patients with osteoarthritis
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Knee osteoarthritis (OA)Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12610000548033
- Lead Sponsor
- Victoria University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 55
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with severe OA (knee replacement surgery) (age greater than or equal to 50).
Asymptomatic individuals: aged and BMI matched to the OA group.
Asymptomatic young-individuals (age 18-35). These volunteers will be matched for sex with the elderly people with knee OA
Exclusion Criteria
- people aged 36-49 years,
- in the asymptomatic individuals we will exclude those with clinical diagnosis of osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis or a history of knee trauma.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method