About OAI

The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI)

• Study overview and objectives
• Study design protocol (0.65 mb) Appendices (2.5 mb)
• Collaboration worldwide
• Funding
• UCSF IRB approval for OAI

Visit Schedule and Assessments

• Examination Measures
• Questionnaire Measures

OAI Related Links

• OAI News & Events at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
• National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Osteoarthritis Resources

• NIH/NIAMS OA handout
• NIAMS OA "fast facts"
• American College of Rheumatology (ACR) factsheet on OA
• Arthritis Foundation
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)/National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion on arthritis
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Arthritis Page
• The Bone and Joint Decade: a global, multi-disciplinary initiative targeting the care of people with musculoskeletal conditions