This pilot study aims to investigate the viability of using a smartwatch-based electrodermal activity (EDA) sensor to capture enough EDA signal to quantitatively assess pain in osteoarthritis subjects and test the feasibility of its methods and procedures for later use in subsequent larger-scale studies.
Kellgren-Lawrence Grade >= 3
Inflammatory arthropathy (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis), BMI >=35
Complaints of lower extremity joint pain
Known diagnosis of knee osteoarthpathy
Prior history of knee surgery, knee injections, or injury to knee joints (e.g., meniscus tears, ligamentous injuries), BMI >=35
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lead sponsor
University of Connecticut
Collaborator