Knee Pain Phenotypes in the Community Study

Knee Pain and Related Health in the Community Study

The focus of the study is to determine the prevalence and variance of self-reported knee pain characteristics in a community-derived sample of adults aged 40 years and over. It will also identify characteristics such as structural changes of osteoarthritis of the knee as well as physiological parameters and blood and urine biomarkers.

Number of participants:

Part I: questionnaire to 40,000 people aged 40 years and over (giving an expected 10,000 respondents) Part II: 400 participants.

Inclusion criteria:

• Aged 40 years and over

Exclusion criteria:

• Inability to give informed consent
• Terminal or mental illness
• Pregnant women