HVN 1912 Metadata Record - Researching the role of Greenshell mussels and selected lifestyle and nutritional factors in participants with early signs and symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (The ROAM Study)
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Description: To evaluate the joint-sparing effects of 26 weeks of daily intake of flashdried powder from whole Greenshell mussel meat (3 gram per day), in older (60-74yrs) healthy adults with early signs or symptoms of osteoarthritis. This will be achieved by monitoring changes in cartilage markers of degradation and synthesis: including type II procollagen (CPII), C-telopeptide of type II collagen (CTXII) and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP); changes in inflammatory markers: including cytokines IL-1a, IL-1ß, IL-18 and TNF-a; changes in patient reported outcome measures (PROMs): including the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Score (KOOS), Measure of Intermittent and Constant Pain (ICOAP) and Visual Analog Scale for Pain (VAS) and lastly changes in performance outcome measures measured by the OARSI physical function assessment tests: 30 second chair stand test, stair climb test and 40m fast paced walk test.
The secondary objective is to look at the association between the inflammatory potential of the diet, inflammatory and cartilage biomarkers, PROMS and performance outcome measures for those with early signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis.