New Options for Treating Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

Description

This study will be a single-site, four-arm, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Knee osteoarthritis patients (N=164) will be randomized to Reiki, Sham Reiki (placebo control), mindfulness meditation (active control), or a waitlist control condition. The three active interventions will be applied for 20 minutes, once a week, for four consecutive weeks in a university laboratory setting.

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This study will be a single-site, four-arm, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Knee osteoarthritis patients (N=164) will be randomized to Reiki, Sham Reiki (placebo control), mindfulness meditation (active control), or a waitlist control condition. The three active interventions will be applied for 20 minutes, once a week, for four consecutive weeks in a university laboratory setting.

New Options for Treating Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

New Options for Treating Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

Condition
Knee Osteoarthritis
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Salt Lake City

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Osteoarthritis in at least one knee
  • * Report a WOMAC pain score average \>/= 2
  • * Not using any kind of energy therapy different from the proposed study
  • * Ability to read, understand and speak English
  • * Knee arthroplasty in the previous year
  • * Have cognitive impairment as determined by clinical interview

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Utah,

Study Record Dates

2024-11-01