Osteoarthritis and cartilage
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Osteoarthr. Cartil. · Jun 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyThe independent and combined effects of intensive weight loss and exercise training on bone mineral density in overweight and obese older adults with osteoarthritis.
To determine the effects of dietary-induced weight loss (D) and weight loss plus exercise (D + E) compared to exercise alone (E) on bone mineral density (BMD) in older adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA). ⋯ NCT00381290.
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Osteoarthr. Cartil. · Jun 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of measurement properties of the P4 pain scale and disease specific pain measures in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
To compare measurement properties of the P4 pain scale, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index pain subscale (WOMAC-pain), and Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain (ICOAP) measure in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). ⋯ P4 should be used to measure pain in patients with knee OA. It had acceptable measurement properties which is comparable to more widely used pain measures. WOMAC-pain shared a factorial structure with WOMAC-function indicating these measures might be capturing the same construct, questioning its validity to measure pain separately from function. ICOAP had acceptable properties. More work should compare pain measures in less severely affected OA populations.