Osteoarthritis (OA) affects over30 million peopleand is the most common cause of disability in adults in the U.S. The Arthritis Foundation has set the goal ofadvancing OA treatmentsas one of its highest priorities, making it one of the Foundation’s four scientific initiatives. To do this, we have created the OA Center of Excellence (COE), where researchers from around the county can join the Clinical Trial Network to work together to accelerate the development of new OA therapies.

OA COE目前正在资助三项临床试验网络示范研究，可能导致更好的诊断和早期治疗。来自六个不同机构的研究人员将在这些前沿研究的各个方面进行合作。我们将在一系列博客中逐一介绍这些研究。

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