Effects of Including a Chronic Pain Neuroscience Education Program for Individuals With Knee OA

NCT ID: NCT06187038

Last Updated: 2024-12-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-05-28

Study Completion Date

2028-12-01

Brief Summary

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Research participants diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis will be randomized through a draw using sealed opaque envelopes indicating two groups: 1. therapeutic exercises, 2. therapeutic exercises + chronic pain neuroscience education program. The primary outcome will be functional performance using a patient-reported measure, the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS).

The selected secondary outcomes will be pain intensity by the numerical pain scale (END), physical function reported by the patient by the patient-specific functional scale (EFEP), Pain self-efficacy questionnaire (PSEQ), functional mobility by the timed up and test (TUG), general effect perceived through the global perception scale (EPG), muscle strength through Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction (MVIC) and functionality and disability through the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Osteoarthritis, Knee

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Therapeutic exercise group

The therapeutic exercise program will include warm-up, resistance, neuromuscular, mobility, and balance exercises. Over ten weeks, two sessions of the therapeutic exercise program will be carried out individually, lasting approximately 60 minutes each-a total of 20 therapeutic exercise sessions. Therapeutic exercise sessions will be carried out at least 24 hours between sessions. The therapeutic exercises will be performed in up to three sets of 8-12 repetitions or 30-60 seconds each, with rest intervals of 90 seconds between sets.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Therapeutic exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

The therapeutic exercise program will include warm-up, resistance, neuromuscular, mobility, and balance exercises. Over ten weeks, two sessions of the therapeutic exercise program will be carried out individually, lasting approximately 60 minutes each-a total of 20 therapeutic exercise sessions. Therapeutic exercise sessions will be carried out at least 24 hours between sessions. Therapeutic exercises will be performed in up to three sets of 8-12 repetitions or 30-60 seconds each, with rest intervals of 90 seconds between sets.

Therapeutic exercise group and pain neuroscience education program

The therapeutic exercise program will include warm-up, resistance, neuromuscular, mobility, and balance exercises. Over ten weeks, two sessions of the therapeutic exercise program will be carried out individually, lasting approximately 60 minutes each-a total of 20 therapeutic exercise sessions. Therapeutic exercise sessions will be carried out at least 24 hours between sessions. The therapeutic exercises will be performed in up to three sets of 8-12 repetitions or 30-60 seconds each, with rest intervals of 90 seconds between sets. The chronic pain neuroscience education program will be based on three domains. Making sense of pain, exposure with control, and lifestyle changes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

The therapeutic exercise program will include warm-up, resistance, neuromuscular, mobility, and balance exercises. Over ten weeks, two sessions of the therapeutic exercise program will be carried out individually, lasting approximately 60 minutes each-a total of 20 therapeutic exercise sessions. Therapeutic exercise sessions will be carried out at least 24 hours between sessions. Therapeutic exercises will be performed in up to three sets of 8-12 repetitions or 30-60 seconds each, with rest intervals of 90 seconds between sets.

Therapeutic exercises + pain neuroscience education program

Intervention Type OTHER

In addition to the therapeutic exercise protocol previously reported in the control group, research participants allocated to the experimental group will undergo an education program in the neurosciences of chronic pain carried out one day a week between the two therapeutic exercise sessions lasting ten weeks.

The chronic pain neuroscience education program will be based on three domains. Making sense of pain, Exposure with control, and Lifestyle changes also urge modifications aimed at improving sleep, stress, and anxiety.

Interventions

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Therapeutic exercises

The therapeutic exercise program will include warm-up, resistance, neuromuscular, mobility, and balance exercises. Over ten weeks, two sessions of the therapeutic exercise program will be carried out individually, lasting approximately 60 minutes each-a total of 20 therapeutic exercise sessions. Therapeutic exercise sessions will be carried out at least 24 hours between sessions. Therapeutic exercises will be performed in up to three sets of 8-12 repetitions or 30-60 seconds each, with rest intervals of 90 seconds between sets.

Intervention Type OTHER

Therapeutic exercises + pain neuroscience education program

In addition to the therapeutic exercise protocol previously reported in the control group, research participants allocated to the experimental group will undergo an education program in the neurosciences of chronic pain carried out one day a week between the two therapeutic exercise sessions lasting ten weeks.

The chronic pain neuroscience education program will be based on three domains. Making sense of pain, Exposure with control, and Lifestyle changes also urge modifications aimed at improving sleep, stress, and anxiety.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Nove de Julho

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Cid André Fidelis de Paula Gomes

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Cid Gomes, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Nove de Julho University

Locations

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Nove de Julho University

São Paulo, , Brazil

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Brazil

Central Contacts

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Cid Gomes, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +5511970941936

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Cid Gomes

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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70408123.1.0000.5511

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id