Serum IL-17 Correlated With Inflammatory Changes in Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Osteoarthritis (OA)The total number of the included subjects was 120 in 3 equal groups (RA, OA and control). All subject was subjected to serum IL17 level measurement. MSK US (of both wrists, MCPs, PIPs and DIPs) was done to all patients in RA and OA groups. Disease activity was measured by disease activity score (DAS28) for RA patients. Visual analogue scale for pain (VAS) was obtained from patients in RA and OA groups. Functional assessment was done using health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) for RA patients and the Australian/Canadian (AUSCAN) Osteoarthritis Hand Index for OA patients
All Polyethylene Tibia-VEGA Kiel
Degenerative OsteoarthritisRheumatoid Arthritis6 moreObligatory Post-Marketing Clinical Follow-up (PMCF) as part of the post marketing surveillance plan for the product under investigation For this PMCF only CE-marked medical devices will be used within their intended purpose and no additional invasive or other stressful examinations are to be carried out (acc. to MPG §23b).
Multicenter Bone and Joint Health Study
Osteoarthritis,KneeThe purpose of this study is to investigate opportunities for prevention and treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA) by evaluating potentially modifiable risk factors for disease and poor pain and physical function outcomes especially among those with early or mild knee symptoms. The goal of the study is to find novel strategies to prevent disease at an early stage and to limit the impact of disease once it has occurred.
Pain Phenotypes in Knee Osteoarthritis
OsteoarthritisKnee1 moreRecently, the medical community has learned damage to the knee joint may be one of many possible reasons for pain in knee osteoarthritis. Psychological factors and other aspects of brain function seem to play an important role in the pain experience. Although research studies have examined these factors on an individual basis, no study has examined all of these factors in the same population. Furthermore, some measures of brain function- having to do with perception of the painful body part- have yet to be examined in knee osteoarthritis. The investigators plan to study many of these variables in a group of people with knee osteoarthritis, as well in some healthy controls (without knee pain), in order to establish the relative importance of these measures in contributing to pain, as well as validate new measures of perception in people with knee osteoarthritis. We also plan to use a statistical tool- known as latent profile analysis- to look at subgroups of knee osteoarthritis pain. The hypothesis is that different people experience pain in knee osteoarthritis for different reasons. This study will be the first study to use all of these different variables- which can be reproduced in a clinical setting- to look for different subgroups of knee osteoarthritis pain. Ultimately, the goal is to help clinicians better prioritize and target interventions to individual patients. The investigators believe this will lead to better outcomes and fewer treatment complications currently associates with pharmaceutical and surgical interventions that are widely used to treat knee osteoarthritis.
Effectiveness of Ultrasound Guided Adductor Canal Block on Chronic Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee OsteoarthritisAdductor canal block has become popular as effective mean for pain relief following knee surgery.This block has not been checked in chronic pain patients.The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of adductor canal block on chronic knee pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Habitual Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
Knee OsteoarthritisThe purpose of this study is to determine whether habitual physical activity and sedentary behaviour improve six weeks and between three to six months after total knee replacement surgery in people with osteoarthritis.
The Effect of Corrective Osteotomy on in Vivo Cartilage Mechanobiology in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis...
Knee OsteoarthritisOur overall hypothesis is that a sudden ambulatory load reduction (caused by corrective osteotomy) leads to changes in cartilage biology that delay or reverse osteoarthritic processes determining the clinical outcome and representing an in vivo model for assessing cartilage mechanosensitivity.
Ultrasound Assessment of the Carotid Intimal Medial Thickness in Obese Subjects; Weight Loss
OsteoarthritisObesityThis is a substudy to a randomised trial investigating the effect of liraglutide on body weight and pain in overweight or obese patients with knee osteoarthritis (NCT02905864). In the parent trial, patients will be subjected to an 8-week diet intervention phase including a low-calorie diet and dietetic counseling, after which patients will be randomised to receive either liraglutide 3 mg or liraglutide 3 mg placebo as an add-on to dietetic guidance on re-introducing regular foods and a focus on continued motivation to engage in a healthy lifestyle. This substudy aims to investigate any changes in the carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) assessed by ultrasound in relation to an initial 8-week weight loss intervention.
A Retrospective Study to Evaluate the ConforMIS iTotal® Posterior Stabilized (PS) Knee Replacement...
Osteo Arthritis KneeThis study is a retrospective, multi-center study, with one single remote follow up contact. This study will include a minimum of 80 patients and a maximum 100 patients who have been treated with the ConforMIS iTotal PS knee product.
Validation Study to Investigate the Effect of a New Treatment in Patients With Osteoarthritic Pain...
OsteoarthritisThe purpose of this clinical trial conducted in patients suffering from chronic pain is to study the relationship between individual patients' profile and their analgesic response