Brain training may beat usual care for Post-Surgery knee pain
NCT ID NCT06800209
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) for adults with ongoing knee pain after knee replacement surgery. PRT uses eight weekly video sessions to help retrain how the brain processes pain. Researchers will compare PRT to usual care in 110 participants to see which better reduces pain, anxiety, and sleep problems.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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: * Patients are deemed eligible at 3 months post-operatively if: The patient completed a primary knee replacement \[surgery completed without complication and patient exhibits full mechanical joint function, as determined by the treating physician (good range of motion, stability, and wound healing; absence of swelling)\] and patient reports last week average knee pain ≥ 4 of 20 and at least two questions rated 'moderate' on A 12-item shortened version (ShortMAC) of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). * Reported pre-operative chronic knee pain of at least 6 months duration prior to surgery * The procedure was a primary (not a revision) knee replacement * Proficient in English Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are not willing to participate in a telehealth visit. * Patients with pre-op chronic pain but who do not have post-operative pain after the three month time period. * Active suicidal ideation with intent, recent history of suicide attempt, or self-harm behaviors within the past 5 years (including non-suicidal self-harm). * Recent history of inpatient psychiatric hospitalization within the past 5 years. * Active, current psychosis or mania. * Active, current substance abuse, or problems with substance abuse within the past 2 years. * Instability in living conditions or major interfering life events: * Major surgery or other major medical event planned in coming 6 months. * Uncertain whether they will have suitable conditions for telehealth appointments over the next 2 months, including access to a computer or tablet, reliable high-speed internet, and a quiet, comfortable room that is consistently available. * Major, interfering changes in employment or housing anticipated over the next 6 months. * Neurological conditions (e.g., Alzheimer's, dementia, mild cognitive impairment, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy). This will be case-by-case decision made by PI to determine if the condition may interfere with treatment and warrant exclusion. * Self-reported diagnosis of an autoimmune disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, scleroderma, lupus, polymyositis, or another autoimmune disorder). * Currently or plan to be involved in lawsuits related to pain in next 6 months, currently or plan to apply for any disability payments related to the pain in next 6 months, or received legal settlement or other disability payments related to the pain over past 2 years. EEG Exclusion Criteria (patients can still be enrolled as long as they meet all other eligibility criteria; however, they will not undergo EEG testing): * Are unable or uncomfortable with completing a dry cap EEG. * Has had a history of abnormal EEGs. * Had bilateral TKA
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital for Special Surgery
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10021, United States
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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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