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Can a Mind-Body program ease knee pain and lift mood?

NCT ID NCT06493903

Symptom relief Sponsor: Boston University Charles River Campus Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 11, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a 10-week program called Positive Minds, Strong Joints is feasible for Black adults aged 50 and older with knee osteoarthritis. The program combines recommended exercise with mental health strategies to address pain, depression, and anxiety. Researchers will measure recruitment, attendance, and satisfaction to see if a larger trial is worth pursuing.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Positive Minds, Strong Joints (PMSJ) – a 10-week behavioral program combining exercise with mental health support for pain, depression, and anxiety.
What this could lead to
If successful, this program could offer a culturally tailored way to help Black adults with knee osteoarthritis manage pain and improve emotional well-being.
What could go wrong
This is a small feasibility study, so it may not prove the program works. Results depend on recruitment and participation, and the program may not suit everyone.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

39 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2025

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

50 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Age≥50 * BMI ≤ 40 kg/m2 * Self-identify as Black (including African American) * Knee pain ≥4/10 on a 11 numeric scale over the past week * Scored 5 or more on either the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and/or the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale (GAD-7) * Can speak and understand English at a sufficient level to understand the study procedures and informed consent * Available for study duration * Able to attend remote sessions EXCLUSION CRITERIA * Knee, hip or ankle replacement * Intra-articular corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid knee injection within 3 months * Knee surgery within past 6 months * Currently receiving or received within 3-months any PT for knee OA * Currently receiving or received within 3 months any mental health intervention (excluding pharmacologic treatments) * Planning to initiate physical therapy for joint or low back pain in the next 3months * Planning to initiate any mental health treatment (excluding pharmacologic treatments) in the next 1 month. * Systemic inflammatory arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis) * Neurologic conditions (e.g., stroke, Parkinson's disease, etc.) * Contraindications to starting an exercise program. * Suspected substance abuse * Lack capacity to consent * Pregnancy (self-report) * Participation in another clinical trial for any joint or muscle pain * Planning for a major surgery in the next 6 months * Having high risk mental health symptoms (active suicidality, bipolar disorder, mania, psychosis, schizophrenia) * Receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy for cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety disorder Chronic Pain Depression Motor Activity osteoarthritis, knee

As listed by the trial registrant

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Osteoarthritis, knee

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Boston University

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

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