Telehealth Exercise and Mindfulness for Pain in Osteoarthritis: A Stage 1B Feasibility Study
Boston University Charles River Campus
Summary
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.
Description
In this RCT, 66 adults with knee osteoarthritis will be assigned to either an exercise arm or mindful exercise arm. Both interventions will be delivered via videoconferencing in a group setting. In both groups, participants will receive a supervised session twice a week for 10 weeks. Participants will also receive a home program. During the study period, participants will be asked to remotely complete brief surveys every week and longer surveys on pain, function, mood, and other symptoms at baseline, week 5, week 10, week 16, and week 22. These surveys will be about pain, function, mood, and o…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 50+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * 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 * Able to attend remote sessions * Can speak and understand English at a sufficient level to understand the study procedures and informed consent. * Available fo…
Interventions
- BehavioralExercise Program
In this 10-week intervention, participants will be given strengthening exercises and neuromuscular re-education exercises.
- BehavioralMindful Exercise
In this 10-week intervention, mindfulness meditation will be integrated with strengthening and neuromuscular exercises recommended for knee osteoarthritis.
Location
- Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts