{"id":15681,"date":"2024-01-03T12:42:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T17:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/?page_id=15681"},"modified":"2024-02-20T13:24:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T18:24:48","slug":"tops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/research\/clinical-and-epidemiological-science-1\/tops\/","title":{"rendered":"The Osteoarthritis Prevention Study (TOPS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/01\/TOPSlogo.png\" alt=\"The Osteoarthritis Prevention Study\" width=\"433\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/01\/TOPSlogo.png 712w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/01\/TOPSlogo-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/01\/TOPSlogo-600x303.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Principal Investigator:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Stephen P. Messier, PhD<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Objective:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The objective of this Phase III, multi-site (Chapel Hill, NC, Boston, MA, Sydney, Australia, and Winston-Salem, NC) randomized clinical trial is to establish the efficacy of an intervention of dietary weight loss, exercise, and weight-loss maintenance for knee OA prevention.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Site Principal Investigators:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15683 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/01\/topspageimage_tarcwebsite.png\" alt=\"TOPS Site Investigators\" width=\"681\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/01\/topspageimage_tarcwebsite.png 681w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/01\/topspageimage_tarcwebsite-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/01\/topspageimage_tarcwebsite-600x197.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Co-Investigators:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ali Guermazi, MD, PhD, Jeffery Katz, MD, MSc, Emily Leary, PhD, Richard Loeser Jr., MD, Gary Miller, R.D. PhD, Brian Pietrosimone, PhD, ATC, Sandra Soto, PhD, Kurt Spindler, MD, Ezequiel Zamora, MD<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Interested in Participating?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Study Participants receive, at no cost:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A 48-month healthy lifestyle program<\/li>\n<li>Classes may include a combination of weight loss, healthy lifestyle, nutrition, and exercise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>You may qualify to participate if you:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Are female and at least 50 years of age<\/li>\n<li>Are overweight<\/li>\n<li>Have little to no knee pain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Contact Us:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em>To learn more, please call 919-966-8388; email us at <a href=\"mailto:tops@email.unc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tops@email.unc.edu<\/a>;<\/em><br \/>\n<em>or visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redcap.link\/jp42mvpo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/redcap.link\/jp42mvpo<\/a> to see if you qualify.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15684 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/01\/y.png\" alt=\"Funding Sources for TOPS\" width=\"671\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/01\/y.png 671w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/01\/y-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/tarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/802\/2024\/01\/y-600x120.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Principal Investigator: Stephen P. 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