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Can a 12-Minute meditation boost knee surgery recovery?

NCT ID NCT06180486

Symptom relief Sponsor: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This pilot study tested whether listening to a 12-minute guided mindfulness meditation before total knee replacement surgery could improve patients' mental well-being and physical recovery. Thirty adults scheduled for knee replacement were randomly assigned to receive the meditation before surgery or to a waitlist group that got it 90 days later. The study primarily aimed to see if such a trial is feasible and to gather data for planning a larger study.

What this could mean

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Active substance
mindfulness meditation audio recording
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help people recover better after knee replacement surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study (30 people) testing feasibility, not effectiveness. The results may not apply to everyone, and the meditation may not provide any benefit over standard care.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

30 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2024

Finished

Feb 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty with a participating surgeon * Patients on these medications for anxiety/depression: Fluoxetine, Paroxetine, Citalopram, Escitalopram, Sertraline, Fluvoxamine, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine, Levomilnacipran, Desvenlafaxine, Bupropion, Mirtazapine, Amitriptyline, Nortriptyline, Clonazepam, Alprazolam, Lorazepam, Diazepam, Oxazepam, Chlordiazepoxide * Patients receiving intraoperative auricular acupuncture as part of participating surgeon's preferred anesthetic care * Patients fluent in English * ASA I-III * BMI \< 40 Exclusion Criteria: * Patient not fluent in English (inability to understand the intervention video will likely affect ability to utilize the mindfulness techniques taught) * Pediatric patients \< 18 years of age * Patients with contraindications to intra-op protocol * Patients with contraindications to auricular acupuncture (non-native ear, active ear infection, gauges in the ears) * Patients unable/unwilling to participate in the questionnaires or view the scripted intervention * Patients scheduled for consecutive or staged surgeries * Patients allergic to local anesthetics or study medications * Patients who have kidney disease

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Conditions

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Negotiating osteoarthritis

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Feasibility Mediation Total knee replacement

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hospital for Special Surgery

    New York, New York, 10021, United States

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