Knee ligament stiffness and osteoarthritis treatment
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study looks at how knee ligament stiffness changes in people with knee osteoarthritis and compares it to healthy volunteers. It may help find better ways to treat knee pain and stiffness.
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Who can take part
- You are 20 years or older.
- You do not have pain in either knee in the last 6 months (for healthy volunteers).
- You have pain, soreness, or stiffness in at least one knee in the last year and x-ray signs of knee osteoarthritis (for patients with knee osteoarthritis).
- You can walk without help.
- You have not had knee surgery before or a torn knee ligament.
- You do not have rheumatic or autoimmune disease, and for patients, no cancer or steroid injections in the knee in the last 3 months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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