Can a heat wrap soothe your aching knee?
NCT ID NCT06650631
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a special heat wrap can reduce knee pain in people with moderate osteoarthritis. About 80 adults aged 19 to 69 will wear the wrap for 8 hours a day over 7 days. Researchers will measure pain changes after 3 days using a simple pain scale.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ThermaCare Knee Heatwraps (a heat-generating device)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to temporarily ease knee pain from osteoarthritis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no control group, so results may not be conclusive. The heat wrap is only for short-term use and may not help everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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19 to 69 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Signed written informed consent before inclusion in the investigation. * Any gender, any ethnic origin, 19-69 years old inclusive. * Body Mass Index 18.5-40 kg/m2 inclusive. * Full comprehension: ability to comprehend the full nature and purpose of the clinical investigation. * Patient with diagnosis of mono or bilateral moderate knee osteoarthritis with knee pain intensity \> 40 mm on a 0-100 mm VAS, able to independently ambulate without walking aid. * Availability of a radiography of the selected knee not older than 6 months. * Patient is either not of childbearing potential or must agree not to start a pregnancy from the signature of the informed consent up to the final visit Exclusion Criteria: * Clinically significant abnormal physical findings which could interfere with the objectives of the investigation * History of anaphylaxis to drugs or allergic reactions in general, which could affect the outcome of the clinical investigation. * Significant history of diseases that may interfere with the aim of the clinical investigation. * History of (in the last 6 months) or ongoing intra-articular injection involving the selected knee. History of ongoing physical therapy involving the selected knee. * Presence of flares, inflammation, effusion and swelling at the selected knee. * Any skin injury, wound, irritation, rash, bump, sore and/or discoloration at the application area. * Surgery at the selected knee in the 12 months preceding the clinical investigation. * Any medication that could interfere with the investigation procedures or investigation outcome. * Use of other hot or cold therapies for the selected knee. * Positive pregnancy test at screening; pregnant or breastfeeding women * History of (within the past 12 months) or current drugs or alcohol abuse * Individuals unable to fully understand all aspects of the investigation that are relevant to the decision to participate, or who could be manipulated or unduly influenced because of a compromised position, expectation of benefits or fear of retaliatory response.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ars Medica Clinic
RECRUITINGGravesano, Switzerland, Switzerland
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