Exercise plus sleep therapy for knee osteoarthritis pain in older adults
Move and Snooze: Adding insomnia treatment to an exercise program to improve pain outcomes in older adults with knee osteoarthritis
This project adds a digital insomnia program to a personalized exercise plan to help older adults with knee osteoarthritis have less pain and better sleep.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Ann Arbor, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11127715 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you have knee osteoarthritis and trouble sleeping, researchers will combine a personalized exercise program with an automated, digitally delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) called Move and Snooze. The team will use activity trackers and regular follow-ups to monitor movement, sleep, and knee pain and compare outcomes to exercise alone. The program was developed with input from people with OA and sleep problems and was tested in a small feasibility trial before this larger effort. The aim is to find out whether improving sleep helps exercise reduce knee pain more effectively.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Older adults (typically 65+) with diagnosed knee osteoarthritis who report insomnia or other sleep problems and who can safely take part in an exercise program and use digital tools are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People without sleep disturbances, those unable to safely exercise because of other medical conditions, or those who cannot use or access the digital CBT-I program are less likely to benefit from this intervention.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could increase the pain-relief benefits of exercise, improve sleep, and boost function and quality of life for older adults with knee OA.
How similar studies have performed: CBT-I reliably improves sleep and exercise has modest pain benefits for knee OA, and initial feasibility work combining these approaches was promising, but large-scale trials of the combined intervention are limited.
Where this research is happening
Ann Arbor, United States
- University of Michigan at Ann Arbor — Ann Arbor, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Whibley, Daniel — University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
- Study coordinator: Whibley, Daniel
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.