Knee surgery prep: could coaching ease your nerves?
NCT ID NCT05217420
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a behavioral program called Moving Well to see if it can reduce anxiety and depression in people waiting for knee replacement surgery. About 79 participants will either get the coaching program or a general wellness program. The goal is to improve emotional well-being before and after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Moving Well behavioral coaching program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, drug-free way to reduce anxiety and depression before knee replacement surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 79 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the program may not significantly improve mood.
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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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101 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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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50 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: * Subjects must have their primary TKR (one knee or both knees) scheduled in 8 weeks or more * Be willing to participate in the Moving Well (intervention) arm or Staying Well (attention control) arm * Are willing to work with a coach * ≥ 50 years of age * Speak English * Have access to the internet, computer, and a working phone * We will prioritize the recruitment of subjects with low socioeconomic status defined as being a beneficiary of Medicaid or no insurance and an underrepresented racial/ethnic group (Hispanic/Black). Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speakers * The intervention will first be delivered in English to ensure feasibility with the content before adapting the material for patients who speak other languages. * TKR was a result of a septic joint or revision (implant malfunction) * Unable to exercise (e.g., bed bound or wheelchair bound) * Have had contralateral TKR or other joint replacement surgery (hip, shoulder) within the past 5 years * If they have RA or other connective tissue disease: Lupus, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, scleroderma, infectious arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Weill Cornell Medicine Clinical & Translational Science Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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