Mind over knee: mental rehearsal boosts Post-Surgery recovery?
NCT ID NCT07327190
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether adding mental imagery or watching exercise videos to standard physical therapy can help people who have had a knee replacement. About 36 adults will be split into three groups: standard therapy alone, standard therapy plus guided imagery, or standard therapy plus watching exercise videos. The goal is to see if these mental techniques can reduce pain, improve balance and function, and lessen fear of movement.
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Study facts
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- 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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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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25 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Those diagnosed with degenerative gonarthrosis and who have experienced unilateral TDA * Those over 25 years of age * Those who have obtained a passing score on the Mini Mental Test (\>24) Exclusion Criteria: * Body mass index of 40 kg/m2 or higher, * Revision/bilateral TDA, * Self-reported sensory, cognitive, neurological or motor impairment that would limit participation in the study; history of psychosis; or concomitant diseases that would negatively affect recovery, such as hemiparesis, peripheral neuropathy, lymphedema or lower extremity amputation.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kütahya Health Sciences University
Kütahya, Kütahya, 43000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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