Obesity and Arthritis of the Knee Study

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Obesity and Arthritis of the Knee Study

• IRAS ID

  341128

• Contact name

  Fatema Dhaif

• Contact email

  fatema.dhaif@warwick.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Warwick

• Duration of Study in the UK

  2 years, 6 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  There are nearly 18.5 million people living with obesity in the UK who are almost five times more likely to get knee arthritis than people with normal weight. When knee arthritis is severe, it can be treated with an operation called a knee replacement, but in many parts of the UK there are rules that prevent obese people from having this operation. This means people with obesity might not have access to the healthcare they need. We do not know how best to help this group of people whether they are able to have an operation or not. We do not know what treatments are currently given for this group, or how well they work for knee pain. Also, we do not understand the connection between somebody’s weight, body image and the pain they feel in their knee.

  AIMS
  For people with obesity and severe arthritis:
  - Study how people feel about their treatment in the NHS
  - Study the experience of surgeons
  - Find out which things strongly impact knee pain over 12 months
  - Calculate and describe the complex links between weight, body image and knee function

• REC name

  West of Scotland REC 5

• REC reference

  24/WS/0146

• Date of REC Opinion

  10 Oct 2024

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion