Mindful movement from home: new study targets knee pain without pills
NCT ID NCT06684587
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether a 10-week telehealth program that combines gentle exercise with mindfulness can help people with knee osteoarthritis feel less pain and move better. Researchers will compare the mindful exercise group to an exercise-only group. All sessions happen remotely, so participants can join from home. The study is small (66 people) and focuses on whether the approach is practical and safe.
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Study facts
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- 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 66 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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Aug 2027
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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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: * Meet National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence clinical guidelines for knee osteoarthritis (i.e., age ≥ 50 years, presence of activity related pain, no morning knee stiffness or presence of morning knee stiffness ≤ 30 minutes) * BMI\<40 * Knee pain on most days for 3 months or more * Average overall knee pain severity of ≥ 4 on an 11-point numeric rating scale over last 7 days, at least 2 weeks apart * Able to attend remote sessions * Can speak and understand English at a sufficient level to understand the study procedures and informed consent. * Available for study duration Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to exercise * Other pain in lower back or legs that is greater than knee pain * Received physical therapy treatment for knee OA in the past 6 months or currently receiving physical therapy * Received any mindfulness programs such as Tai Chi, meditation, etc. in the past 6 months or currently receiving such program * Currently receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy for cancer except non-melanoma skin cancer * History of other disease that may involve the index joint including inflammatory joint disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropathy (eg, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease related arthropathy), crystalline disease (eg, gout or pseudogout), lupus erythematosus, knee joint infections, Paget's disease affecting the knee, or knee joint tumors. * Any knee surgery in the previous 6 months * Joint replacement in either hip or ankle * Previous knee osteotomy partial or total knee replacement in either knee * Planned major treatment for knee OA (e.g., surgery, injections, physical therapy) during the study period * Planned major surgery in the next 6 months * Corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injections in either knee in the previous 3 months * Neurological conditions that impacts motor functioning (e.g., stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, diabetic neuropathy, etc). * Pregnancy (self-report) * Participation in another clinical trial for any joint or muscle pain * Suspected or known drugs or alcohol abuse
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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