Positive Minds Strong Joints for Knee Osteoarthritis (PMSJ)

Boston University Charles River Campus

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Knee

Treatments: Behavioral: Positive Minds, Strong Joints

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06493903

7517

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this research study is to test the feasibility of a physical and mental health intervention (Positive Minds, Strong Joints or PMSJ) for Black adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Full description

In this feasibility study, at least 20 and up to 40 Black Adults will be enrolled to receive PMSJ intervention. Participants who will take part in this research study will be in it for about 26 weeks. Participants will receive a one-hour individual session of psychoeducation, mindfulness, and cognitive behavior therapy skills for 10 weeks via a HIPAA-protected zoom video-call or over the telephone. In addition, they will receive a community-based group exercise and pain education program once a week for 10 weeks. Participants will also continue to receive their usual care. Participants will be asked to take surveys at five time points (i.e.) before the start of the 10-week intervention (baseline visit), mid-way through the intervention (week 5), end of the 10-week intervention (post-intervention), 6 weeks after the intervention (week 16) and 12 weeks after the intervention (week 22). Brief surveys will also be completed weekly throughout the study. The surveys will be about pain, function, quality of life, mood, social support, sleep, etc. At baseline and post-intervention visits, all participants will also be asked to wear a small movement sensor on their lower back for 7 days of continuous movement and physical activity monitoring. During both of these 7-day periods, participants will complete a single remote assessment of their walking. Feasibility of the intervention will be determined post-intervention by outcome measures such as recruitment rate, retention rate, and adherence.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

• Age≥50
• BMI ≤ 40 kg/m2
• Self-identify as Black (including African American)
• Knee pain ≥4/10 on a 11 numeric scale over the past week
• Scored 5 or more on either the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and/or the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale (GAD-7)
• Can speak and understand English at a sufficient level to understand the study procedures and informed consent
• Available for study duration
• Able to attend remote sessions

EXCLUSION CRITERIA

• Knee, hip or ankle replacement
• Intra-articular corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid knee injection within 3 months
• Knee surgery within past 6 months
• Currently receiving or received within 3-months any PT for knee OA
• Currently receiving or received within 3 months any mental health intervention (excluding pharmacologic treatments)
• Planning to initiate physical therapy for joint or low back pain in the next 3months
• Planning to initiate any mental health treatment (excluding pharmacologic treatments) in the next 1 month.
• Systemic inflammatory arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis)
• Neurologic conditions (e.g., stroke, Parkinson's disease, etc.)
• Contraindications to starting an exercise program.
• Suspected substance abuse
• Lack capacity to consent
• Pregnancy (self-report)
• Participation in another clinical trial for any joint or muscle pain
• Planning for a major surgery in the next 6 months
• Having high risk mental health symptoms (active suicidality, bipolar disorder, mania, psychosis, schizophrenia)
• Receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy for cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

Positive Minds Strong Joints

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive an individual mental health intervention through a zoom video-call once a week for 10 weeks and a community-based group exercise intervention once a week for 10 weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Positive Minds, Strong Joints