Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:58 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:58 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01271218
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
\- General entrance criteria included being a female with physician diagnosed OA between the ages of 18-70 years with a body mass index (BMI) \> 27 kg/m2 and no recent participation in a diet or exercise program.
Exclusion Criteria:
\- Subjects were not allowed to participate in this study if they: 1.) were pregnant, became pregnant, or had a desire for pregnancy; 2.) had any metabolic disorder including known electrolyte abnormalities, heart disease, arrhythmias, diabetes, thyroid disease, or hypogonadism; 3.) had a history of hypertension, hepatorenal, musculoskeletal, autoimmune, or neurological disease; were taking thyroid, hyperlipidemic, hypoglycemic, anti-hypertensive, or androgenic medications; 4.) had taken ergogenic levels of nutritional supplements that may affect muscle mass (e.g., creatine, HMB), anabolic/catabolic hormone levels (e.g., DHEA), or weight loss supplements (e.g., thermogenics) within three months prior to the start of the study; 5.) were ingesting any anti-inflammatory products two weeks before the start of the study or additional products during the study; 6.) reported any unusual adverse events associated with this study in which the supervising physician recommended removal from the study; 7.) had significant injury or surgery to the lower extremity or spine within the last six months; 8.) did not indicate a minimal amount of perceived pain and physical function limitation on inventories used in the study; 9.) had severe arthritis that required surgery and greatly limited functionality (inability to perform lunge); or, 10.) had arthritis that required the current use of physiotherapy modalities.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
FEMALE
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
70 Years
Study:
NCT01271218
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01271218