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Knee Osteoarthritis, Aging and Metabolic Syndrome

RECRUITINGSponsored by Sohag University
Actively Recruiting
SponsorSohag University
Started2023-08-20
Est. completion2024-06
Eligibility
Age30 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted

Summary

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent form of arthritis. Its pathogenesis remains poorly understood. Though historically regarded as a disease of mechanical degeneration, it is now appreciated that inflammation plays an important role in OA pathogenesis

Eligibility

Age: 30 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients who met the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) clinical criteria for knee OA and had symptomatic OA of at least 1 knee (index knee), with a Kellgren / Lawrence (K/L) score ≥ 1 in that knee

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any patient with a history of trauma to the knee

  * Any other form of arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropathies, gout, pyrophosphate disease, or other crystal arthropathy)

Conditions2

ArthritisKnee Osteoarthritis

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