Chronic pain education program for knee osteoarthritis

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study investigates the effects of a chronic pain neuroscience education program combined with therapeutic exercises for individuals diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a group receiving only therapeutic exercises or a group receiving both therapeutic exercises and the education program. The primary outcome will focus on functional performance as measured by the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), while secondary outcomes will assess pain intensity, physical function, pain self-efficacy, functional mobility, perceived general effect, muscle strength, and overall functionality and disability. The goal is to determine if the education program enhances the benefits of therapeutic exercises.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* A clinical diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis (knee pain for \> 3 months
* Morning stiffness \<30 minutes
* Crepitus
* Bone tenderness, and absence of palpable heat and/or diagnosis established radiographically (determined by Kellgren and Lawrence grade 1 to 3 on a scale 1 up to 4)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Hip OA
* severe osteoporosis
* Fibromyalgia
* Medical history of tumors or cancer
* Active inflammatory joint diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, gout)
* Undergoing any lower extremity joint replacement
* Neurological diseases (Parkinson's disease, stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, motor neuron disease, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive and cardiopulmonary impairment that may prevent or limit the performance of exercises, use of a gait assistance device, history of recent knee trauma.
* Having undergone any form of treatment involving physiotherapy, intra-articular corticosteroids, anti-inflammatories or chondroprotective in the last six months

Where it's running

• Nove de Julho University
  São Paulo, Brazil Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Cid Gomes, PhD — Nove de Julho University
• Study coordinator: Cid Gomes, PhD
• Email: cid.andre@gmail.com
• Phone: +5511970941936

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.