Hand Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Age 18-80 - Hand osteoarthritis according to the ACR criteria - Hand pain of at least 30mm on a 100mm VAS - Chronic hand pain
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Part 1: - Known inflammatory rheumatic diseases - Psoriasis - Seropositivity for rheumatoid factor of anti-CCP antibodies - No understanding of the Dutch language Part 2: - Fibromyalgia (Following the ACR 2011 classification criteria) - Neurologic disorders interfering with the measurements or pain perception - Carpal tunnel syndrome interfering with the measurements or pain perception(i.e. bilateral CTS) - History of chemo- and/or radiotherapy - Spinal surgery or spinal trauma with lasting complaints interfering with the measurements or pain perception - Cognitive impairment or psychiatric disorders interfering with the measurements or pain perception - Pregnancy or breast-feeding - Eye surgery for glaucoma or keratoconus, or other surgery of the cornea in the three preceding months - Presence of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), neurostimulator or pacemaker
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main outcome will be pain phenotypes for patients with hand OA. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Determinants of sensitization and neuropathic pain symptoms in the patients with hand OA - Prevalence of fibromyalgia as measured by the ACR 2011 classification criteria - Determinants of fibromyalgia in patients with hand OA - Prevalence of generalized small fiber pathology as measured by QST and CCM - Determinants of generalized small fiber pathology in patients with hand OA - Validity of the simplified QST test set as a screening tool for neuropathic pain symptoms compared to the comprehensive QST - Validity of the painDETECT questionnaire as a screening tool for neuropathic pain symptoms compared to the comprehensive QST - Association between severity of inflammation on ultrasonography of the hand joints and central sensitization and small fiber pathology - Association between serum (ARGS, HsCRP, CPRm, VICM) and urine (uCTX2) biomarkers and central sensitization and small fiber pathology. | — |
Countries
Netherlands