Can your mind help your hips? new study tests Mind-Body therapy for chronic pain
NCT ID NCT06820242
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new mind-body program called HIPS for adults with chronic hip pain. The goal is to see if the program is practical and helpful for increasing physical activity. Five participants will try the program and give feedback through interviews and surveys. The results will help design a larger future study.
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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 5 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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18 years and older
- 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: 1. Presenting with chronic (lasting ≥3 months) hip joint-related pain (HRP) 2. Age ≥18yr a. If ≥45yr, the physician will confirm no osteoarthritis via X-ray (Kellgren Lawrence \[KL\] grade 0-1) 3. Score ≥3 for current hip pain on the Pain Visual Analogue Scale (Pain VAS) 4. Exhibits poor psychosocial health by meeting ≥1 of the criteria listed below: 1. Score ≥ 20 on the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) 2. Score ≤ 40 on the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) 3. Score ≥ 17 on the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK-11) 5. Exhibits sedentariness by meeting ≥1 of the criteria listed below: 1. Physically active \< 150mins/week according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) 2. Hip pain interferes with ability to be physically active 3. Dissatisfaction with current physical activity level Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previous surgery on the symptomatic (painful) hip 2. Current pain referred from the lower back
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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