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Behavioral Intervention

Meditation + Pain Management for Chronic Knee Pain

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Research Sponsored by University of Virginia

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

18-85 years old

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline to 3-months post-surgery

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test if a positive emotion-generating practice combined with education about chronic pain can reduce pain and improve reward system function in knee osteoarthritis patients undergoing surgery.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults aged 18-85 who are scheduled for knee replacement surgery due to osteoarthritis and can follow the study plan. It's not for those with severe alcohol/substance abuse, major psychiatric issues, recent other knee surgeries, frequent opioid use (except certain types), or in vulnerable groups like pregnant women.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if savoring meditation combined with pain education can help manage pain better than just pain self-management and education after knee surgery. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of these two approaches and followed up through questionnaires and brain activity measurements.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since the interventions involve non-invasive techniques like meditation and education, significant side effects are not expected. However, individual experiences may vary based on personal comfort with meditation practices.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 18 and 85 years old.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline to 3 months post-surgery

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline to 3 months post-surgery

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to 3 months post-surgery for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Numeric Rating Scale for Clinical Pain

Opioid Use

Secondary outcome measures

Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement (KOOS JR)

Positive and Negative Outcome Schedule-X (PANAS-X) Joviality Subscale

Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS)

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Savoring MeditationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

A 4-session meditation intervention in which participants are trained to generate positive emotional states and focus their awareness on those states throughout the meditation.

Group II: Pain Self-Management and EducationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Education Control

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of VirginiaLead Sponsor

754 Previous Clinical Trials

1,244,923 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Could those aged below 35 years partake in this experiment?

"According to the predetermined eligibility criteria, individuals must be between 18 and 85 years old in order to participate."

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To which demographics does this medical trial extend its eligibility?

"Qualifying individuals for this research must have osteoarthritis and be aged between 18 and 85. Approximately 150 people are required to join the trial."

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Is it feasible to join this clinical experiment at the present time?

"The information found on clinicaltrials.gov shows that this study is no longer recruiting patients, with the initial posting date dated at September 1st 2023 and last update occurring on September 7th of the same year. Yet there are numerous other trials currently enrolling participants; 957 to be exact."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Optimizing Pain Self-Management in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Patrick Finan, PhD 2023. "Optimizing Pain Self-Management in Total Knee Arthroplasty". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06038240.