Design Paper
July 8, 2009
The intensive diet and exercise for arthritis (IDEA) trial: design and rationale
Stephen P Messier، Claudine Legault، Shannon Mihalko، Gary D Miller، Richard ...
Background: Obesity is the most modifiable risk factor, and dietary induced weight loss potentially the best nonpharmacologic intervention to prevent or to slow osteoarthritis (OA) disease progression. We are currently conducting a study to test the hypothesis that intensive weight loss...