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:
2025-12-26 @ 4:00 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-26 @ 4:00 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02313506
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Have a physician confirmed diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis OR are both 1) over 50, and 2) have experienced 4 weeks of pain, aching, or discomfort in or around the knee during the last year (equal to or more than 28 separate or consecutive days).
* Have no previous diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, polymyalgia rheumatica, connective tissue diseases, fibromyalgia or gout.
* Have no history of using disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs or gout medications.
* Have no prior knee replacement surgery, and not on a waiting list for total knee replacement surgery.
* Have no history of acute injury to the knee in the past 6 months.
* Have not had surgery in the back, hip, knee, foot or ankle joints in the past 12 months.
* Have an email address and daily access to a computer with internet connection.
* Be able to attend a 2-hour education session at the Mary Pack Arthritis Centre.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Have a body mass index of equal to or greater than 40
* Have received a steroid injection in a knee in the last 6 months
* Have received a hyaluronate injection in a knee in the last 6 months
* Use medication that may impair activity tolerance (e.g. beta blockers)
* Are at risk when exercising, as identified by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Study:
NCT02313506
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02313506