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Functional Brain MRI to Understand Pain Phenotypes in Knee Osteoarthritis (INDIGO)

23 de junio de 2026 actualizado por: University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Functional Brain MRI to Understand Pain Phenotypes in Knee Osteoarthritis: a Multicenter Comparative Pilot Study

Some people with knee osteoarthritis (gonarthrosis) experience pain differently. In some, the pain is described as "nociceptive" (directly related to the joint), while in others it has "neuropathic" characteristics (related to nerve function).

The goal of this multicenter, cross-sectional and comparative study is to compare resting brain activity in a brain region called the anterior insula among female patients with painful knee osteoarthritis who experience nociceptive pain compared to those with neuropathic pain.

Researchers will compare brain activity at rest between these two types of pain in women over 40 with painful knee osteoarthritis. A better understanding could help improve pain management in the future.

Participants will be asked to :

  • complete questionnaires during the inclusion visit and on the day of the scan,
  • undergo a clinical examination and a blood test at the inclusion visit,
  • undergo a functional MRI (fMRI), an imaging test that allows observation of brain activity at rest.

Paticipants in the study does not involve any additional treatment. the fMRI scan is non-invasive and does not require any injections.

Descripción general del estudio

Estado

Aún no reclutando

Condiciones

Intervención / Tratamiento

Descripción detallada

This study will include patients with painful knee osteoarthritis (pain scoring ≥ 4/10 on the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)). Patients matched by age (within 3 years) will be divided into two groups based on their PainDETECT score: those with nociceptive pain (score ≤ 12) and those with neuropathic pain (score > 13).

Participants will be recruited from three rheumatology centers (30 in Clermont-Ferrand, 15 at Saint-Antoine Hospital, and 15 at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris). The rheumatologist will verify eligibility and provide information during the pre-enrollment consultation, within 30 days prior to enrollment. After obtaining their informed consent, patients will attend the enrollment visit and be assigned to a group based on their PainDETECT score.

Each participant will undergo a clinical evaluation, including the following PRO measures: Lequesne and WOMAC functional indices, EuroQol EQ-5D, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, fatigue and pain intensity scales, Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), ICOAP, OASIS, and Flare-OA scales. A QST test will also be performed using the Neogi method, which includes pressure pain thresholds, conditioned pain modulation, and temporal pain summation.

A blood test will be performed, including high-sensitivity CRP and metabolic markers (lipid profile, HbA1c, and fasting blood glucose), due to the link between metabolic syndrome and osteoarthritic pain.

Within 30 days of enrollment, participants will undergo an fMRI scan at the radiology department in Clermont-Ferrand or at La Pitié-Salpêtrière. On the day of the scan, participants will complete additional self-reports of knee pain using the questionnaires. Interpretation of the fMRI data will be centralized in Clermont-Ferrand.

Tipo de estudio

Intervencionista

Inscripción (Estimado)

60

Fase

  • Fase 2

Contactos y Ubicaciones

Esta sección proporciona los datos de contacto de quienes realizan el estudio e información sobre dónde se lleva a cabo este estudio.

Estudio Contacto

Ubicaciones de estudio

  • Francia
      • Clermont-Ferrand, Francia
      • Paris, Francia
        • APHP - Pitié-Salpêtrière
        • Contacto:
        • Investigador principal:
          • Florian BAILLY
      • Paris, Francia
        • APHP - Saint-Antoine
        • Investigador principal:
          • Jérémie SELLAM
        • Contacto:

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

  • Adulto
  • Adulto Mayor

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women aged 40 or older (only women will be included to ensure consistency in the analyses, given the higher prevalence of osteoarthritis in women and the influence of sex/gender on the experience of pain)
  • Diagnosis of femorotibial osteoarthritis of the knee according to the 1986 American College of Rheumatology criteria
  • Presence of knee pain with an intensity of ≥ 4/10 on a numerical rating scale (NRS)
  • Chronic knee pain, i.e., lasting at least 6 months with at least 15 days of pain in the past 30 days
  • Completion of the PainDETECT questionnaire, which will allow the patient to be assigned to one of two groups prior to the enrollment visit (those with nociceptive pain [score ≤ 12] and those with neuropathic pain [score > 13])
  • Patients have read and understood the information letter
  • Patients have signed the informed consent form
  • Patients are enrolled in a social security program

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Other joint diseases affecting the knees (gout, chondrocalcinosis, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis)
  • Conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, interfere with the assessment of osteoarthritic pain, such as conditions causing neuropathic pain in the lower extremities (e.g., peripheral neuropathy, chronic radiculopathy) or fibromyalgia
  • Kellgren-Lawrence radiographic stage IV in one or both knees
  • Patients with one or more knee prostheses
  • Claustrophobia making MRI impossible
  • Contraindication to MRI
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Patients under guardianship, conservatorship, deprived of liberty, or under judicial protection
  • Patients who have participated in an interventional clinical trial within the last 6 months that could impact the primary endpoint

Plan de estudios

Esta sección proporciona detalles del plan de estudio, incluido cómo está diseñado el estudio y qué mide el estudio.

¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

  • Propósito principal: Ciencia básica
  • Asignación: No aleatorizado
  • Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
  • Enmascaramiento: Ninguno (etiqueta abierta)

Armas e Intervenciones

Grupo de participantes/brazo
Intervención / Tratamiento
Otro: Nociceptive pain knee osteroarthritis
Participants with painful knee osteoarthritis classified as having nociceptive pain based on PainDETECT questionnaire score ≤12.
Biológico: blood sampling
Blood sampling will be performed at the inclusion visit. A biological assessment will include high sensitivity C reactive protein (hs-CRP) and metabolic markers (lipid profile, HbA1c, and fasting glucose). Additional blood samples (4 tubes) will be collected for biobank, including plasma and serum storage for the measurement of inflammatory markers.
Procedimiento: Resting-state functional MRI
Resting-state functional brain MRI will be performed at Visit 2 (within 30 days of the screening visit). Participants will undergo a brain MRI acquisition at rest to evaluate anterior insula activity and functional connectivity with pain-related brain regions.
Otro: Neuropathic-like pain knee osteoarthritis
Participants with painful knee osteoarthritis classified as having neuropathic-like pain based on PainDETECT questionnaire score >13.
Biológico: blood sampling
Blood sampling will be performed at the inclusion visit. A biological assessment will include high sensitivity C reactive protein (hs-CRP) and metabolic markers (lipid profile, HbA1c, and fasting glucose). Additional blood samples (4 tubes) will be collected for biobank, including plasma and serum storage for the measurement of inflammatory markers.
Procedimiento: Resting-state functional MRI
Resting-state functional brain MRI will be performed at Visit 2 (within 30 days of the screening visit). Participants will undergo a brain MRI acquisition at rest to evaluate anterior insula activity and functional connectivity with pain-related brain regions.

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Resting-state anterior insula activity measured by functional MRI (BOLD signal amplitude)
Periodo de tiempo: At Visit 2 : within 30 days after inclusion, following Visit 1
Comparison of resting-state anterior insula brain activity between patients with painful knee osteoarthritis with nociceptive pain and those with neuropathic-like pain, classified using the painDETECT questionnaire.
At Visit 2 : within 30 days after inclusion, following Visit 1

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Functional connectivity of the anterior insula with pain-related brain regions (resting-state MRI)
Periodo de tiempo: At Visit 2 : within 30 days after inclusion

Functional connectivity between the anterior insula (seed region) and predefined pain-related brain regions (S1, M1, posterior incula, ACC, MCC, vmPFC, DLPFC, thalamus) will be quantified using seed-basing resting-state fMRI analysis.

Connectivity values will be expressed as Fisher-transformed correlation coefficients (z-scores).
At Visit 2 : within 30 days after inclusion
Correlation between clinical pain scores ans anterior insula activity (resting-state fMRI)
Periodo de tiempo: Clinical measures at Visit 1 and imaging measures at Visit 2 (within 30 days after inclusion)

Correlation between clinical pain measures collected at visit 1 (painDETECT score, BAS pain intensity, WOMAC pain subscale, ICOAP score) and anterior insula activity measured at visit 2.

Anterior insula activity will be quantified using the beta coefficient from the general linear model (GLM) of resting-state fMRI.
Clinical measures at Visit 1 and imaging measures at Visit 2 (within 30 days after inclusion)
Correlation between clinical pain scores ans anterior insula functional connectivity (resting-state fMRI)
Periodo de tiempo: Clinical measures at visit 1 ; imaging at visit 2 (within 30 days after inclusion)
Correlation between clinical pain measures collected at visit 1 (painDETECT, VAS, WOMAC, ICOAP) and functional connectivity z-scores between the anterior insula ans pain-related brain regions measured at visit 2.
Clinical measures at visit 1 ; imaging at visit 2 (within 30 days after inclusion)

Otras medidas de resultado

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Patient clusters identified using multimodal analysis including functional MRI and clinical data
Periodo de tiempo: Data collected at Visit 1 and Visit 2 (within 30 days after inclusion)
Identification of patient subgroups based on multimodal integration of imaging and clinical variables
Data collected at Visit 1 and Visit 2 (within 30 days after inclusion)

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Patrocinador

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Sylvain MATHIEU, University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Fechas de registro del estudio

Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados ​​por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.

Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Estimado)

1 de julio de 2026

Finalización primaria (Estimado)

1 de agosto de 2028

Finalización del estudio (Estimado)

1 de agosto de 2028

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

24 de abril de 2026

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

23 de junio de 2026

Publicado por primera vez (Actual)

25 de junio de 2026

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

25 de junio de 2026

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

23 de junio de 2026

Última verificación

1 de abril de 2026

Más información

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Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • AOI 2025 MATHIEU
  • 2025-A02366-43 (Otro identificador: ANSM)

Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)

¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?

NO

Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio

Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

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