Telehealth Exercise and Mindfulness for Pain in Osteoarthritis - Stage 1B
ConditionKnee Osteoarthritis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age50+
SponsorBoston University Charles River Campus
About this trial
The goal of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to test the feasibility of an 10-week telehealth mindful exercise intervention compared to a telehealth exercise only intervention for people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). This RCT will be fully digital with all recruitment, assessments, and intervention being conducted remotely.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Meet National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence clinical guidelines for knee osteoarthritis (i.e., age ≥ 50 years, presence of activity related pain, no morning knee stiffness or presence of morning knee stiffness ≤ 30 minutes)
BMI<40
Knee pain on most days for 3 months or more
Average overall knee pain severity of ≥ 4 on an 11-point numeric rating scale over last 7 days, at least 2 weeks apart
Disqualifiers
Contraindications to exercise
Other pain in lower back or legs that is greater than knee pain
Received physical therapy treatment for knee OA in the past 6 months or currently receiving physical therapy
Received any mindfulness programs such as Tai Chi, meditation, etc. in the past 6 months or currently receiving such program
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Exercise Program
- Mindful Exercise
Treatment groups
66 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov