Weighted blankets tested for Post-Surgery anxiety in knee patients
NCT ID NCT07219329
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study will test whether a weighted blanket can help reduce anxiety and pain in people recovering from total knee replacement surgery. Thirty adults scheduled for knee replacement at NYU Langone will be randomly assigned to receive either a weighted blanket or a regular blanket before and after surgery. The study focuses on whether patients find the blanket acceptable and easy to use, and will also measure changes in anxiety and pain scores.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Weighted blanket (5lb device)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to reduce anxiety and pain after knee replacement surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (30 people) testing only feasibility and acceptability, not effectiveness. Results may not apply to other surgeries or hospitals.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Finished
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Aug 2026
- 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: 1. Adults aged 18 years and older 2. Adults undergoing elective total knee arthroplasty at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital. 3. Adults who are scheduled to receive spinal anesthesia. 4. Subjects with a planned same day discharge to home from the PACU Exclusion Criteria: 1. cognitive disability that would interfere with their ability to complete the study's pre and post assessments (e.g. dementia, non-verbal) 2. subject disclosed history of pre-existing anxiety disorder, claustrophobia, epilepsy, respiratory conditions (e.g. obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), asthma), skin conditions (e.g. pressure injury), which are contradictions for weighted blanket.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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