The FOCUM human disease model for development of osteoarthritis
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis10023213
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 54
1) Woman, 2) between 50 and 60 years of age, 3) presently using a combined oral
contraceptive, and 4) started oral contraceptive use before her 45th.
1) Already known with OA (self-reported or registered by general practitioner),
2) known with inflammatory rheumatic conditions including gout, psoriatic
arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis (self-reported or registered by general
practitioner), 3) having contra-indications for MRI (defined as having a heart
pacemaker, implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD), mechanical heart valve,
blood vessel prosthesis/stent/coil, metal or device in or on the body which is
not removable, a metallic foreign body in the eye, dental prosthesis with a
magnetic click system in the jaw or claustrophobic), 4) terminal or mental
illness, and 5) inability to give informed consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method