Mind over ankle: brain training may ease arthritis pain
NCT ID NCT07417436
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding a special brain-training technique called graded motor imagery to standard exercise can help people with foot or ankle osteoarthritis feel less pain and move better. Twenty-four adults with confirmed osteoarthritis will be randomly assigned to either exercise alone or exercise plus the imagery training for 12 sessions over 6 weeks. The results could lead to better physical therapy programs for this condition.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 24 people
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- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Be 18 years of age or older, * Have a diagnosis of foot and/or ankle osteoarthritis confirmed by a specialist physician through clinical and/or radiological examination * Experience pain in the ankle joint most days for at least three months * Agree to participate in randomly assigned treatment and follow-up measurements * Have sufficient understanding of the Turkish language * Have a Standardized Mini Mental Test score of at least 24 points Exclusion Criteria: * Previous arthrodesis or joint replacement surgery on the affected ankle, * Having received physical therapy for ankle osteoarthritis within the last three months * Presence of vision or hearing problems that may affect compliance with treatment. * Presence of a neuromuscular disease * History of intra-articular ankle injections within the last 3 months * Initiation of a new disease-specific pharmacological treatment during the study period
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Locations
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Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGAntalya, Antalya, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGAntalya, Turkey (Türkiye)
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