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Osteoarthritis

Neurobiological Mechanisms of Mind-body Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis

This study aims to provide crucial knowledge about the neurobiological mechanisms underlying mind-body therapy for knee osteoarthritis (OA). We will investigate the central mechanism of knee OA pain using brain imaging technology to evaluate how brain function and structure change in response to mind-body exercise over time.

Participants will be randomized to either a Tai Chi or Wellness Education class and asked to come to Tufts Medical Center twice a week for 12 weeks, along with a baseline and follow-up visit (26 study visits). The findings will lead to the establishment of a new treatment paradigm in OA and have broad application to the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain.

• Arthritis
• Osteoarthritis

The Feasibility and Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Reducing Pain for Older Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis

This study will evaluate the potential usefulness and effectiveness of Virtual Reality (VR) in reducing pain for adults with chronic knee osteoarthritis (OA).

• Osteoarthritis

A Cross-sectional Observational Study Evaluating the Effect of intra-Articular Steroids or Placebo Previously Injected in the target Knee Joint of Subjects on structural Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate for long term changes in pain and function in knee osteoarthritis and also to ascertain differences in health care utilization among subjects who participated in the randomized controlled trial on effect of intra-articular steroids on structural progression of knee osteoarthritis (IACS)

• Osteoarthritis

A Phase 3 Prospective, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Amniotic Suspension Allograft (ASA) in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee

The purpose of this clinical research study is to learn more about the use of the study drug, amnion suspension allograft (written as ‘ASA’ in this form), for the potential treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The ASA injection is being studied to see if it improves the knee pain and function in people with knee OA

• Osteoarthritis

A Phase 3 Randomized, Double-Blind, Multi-Dose, Placebo and NSAID-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Fasinumab in Patients with Pain due to Osteoarthritis of the Knee or Hip 

This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of fasinumab compared to placebo, diclofenac, and celecoxib (diclofenac and celecoxib are standard-of-care non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs, NSAIDs, used for moderate-to-severe pain due to OA). The study drug will be administered for up to 24 weeks in patients with OA of the knee or hip. Fasinumab aims to selectively block nerve growth factor (NGF), a protein that causes pain. Blocking NGF may reduce pain due to OA of the hip and knee. Fasinumab is being test and is not approved for use in pain management by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 

• Osteoarthritis

Gut Microbiota and Osteoarthritis Study

This is a clinical study that explores the effects of Tai Chi or Wellness Education on the gut bacteria of patients with Osteoarthritis. Our intervention is aimed at decreasing pain and improving quality of life for osteoarthritis patients.

To measure bacterial changes, participants stool samples will be collected and analyzed.These results will help determine mechanisms between bacteria, pain and behavioral pathways as well as progress future research to the potential disease-modifying role of mind-body approaches.

• Osteoarthritis

MRI Qualification for Imaging Facility Sites, participating in the Galapagos NV / "Efficacy and safety of 3 doses of S201086/GLPG1972 administered orally once daily in patients with knee osteoarthritis. A 52-week international, multi-regional, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study." 

You are invited to take part in an assessment of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) equipment. The MRI examination will be one study visit that will take place at Tufts Medical Center and will take up to 1 hour. It is important to be aware that the images will only be analyzed for evaluating the quality of the images. The images will not be evaluated for any diseases. 

• Osteoarthritis