Hidden nerve pain may worsen knee arthritis disability
NCT ID NCT07367126
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to find out how many people with knee osteoarthritis also have nerve-related pain, and whether that type of pain makes their symptoms and daily function worse. Researchers will measure pain and physical ability in 102 participants using standard questionnaires. The results may help doctors better understand and treat knee arthritis pain.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 102 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The source population for this cross-sectional controlled study is the adult patient population diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis (OA) according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria, recruited from the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation outpatient clinic at Istanbul Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital.
- Ages
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40 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with Knee OA according to ACR criteria. * Knee pain for more than 3 months. * Voluntary participation. Exclusion Criteria: * History of surgical intervention in the affected knee. * History of trauma to the affected knee within the last 6 months. * History of intra-articular injections (e.g., corticosteroids, hyaluronic acid, PRP) or physical therapy involving the affected knee within the last 6 months. * Presence of severe psychiatric disorders such as severe depression, anxiety disorder, or psychosis. * Diagnosis of central nervous system diseases, including Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis. * Diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis, such as Rheumatoid Arthritis or Ankylosing Spondylitis. * Severe cognitive impairment. * Chronic decompensated cardiac, renal, or hepatic failure. * Severe psychiatric, neurological, or kognitive disorders. Decompensated cardiac, renal, or hepatic failure.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34186, Turkey (Türkiye)
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