Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 60 unilateral symptomatic KOA patients (included bilateral radiological KOA but unilateral symptoms) 20 control subjects without knee pain for 2 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) History of surgery for ipsilateral knee 2) Concomitant traumatic or inflammatory condition 3) Multiple musculoskeletal pain in other sites 4) Systemic inflammatory arthritis (RA, SpA, etc.) 5) Psychiatric disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Association between pain hypersensitivity and clinical pain intensity evaluated by existing laboratory tools and newly-developed simplified tools | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kochi Medical School, Kochi University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery