U.S., May 9 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07575555) titled 'The Effect of Lipedema on Knee Osteoarthritis' on May 03.
Brief Summary: This study will be one of the few to examine the effect of lipedema on knee osteoarthritis in a comparative manner with a control group within the same osteoarthritis context. Although the relationship between obesity and osteoarthritis has been extensively studied in the literature, the effect of specific adipose tissue pathologies, such as lipedema, on osteoarthritis has not been sufficiently investigated. This study aims to demonstrate the independent effect of lipedema on osteoarthritis, evaluate clinical and ultrasonographic parameters together, and contribu...