CompletedNot Applicable

Adding Group-Based Pain Neuroscience Education to a Community Exercise Program for Older Women With Knee Osteoarthritis

Chile19 participantsStarted 2024-08-01

Plain-language summary

This pilot trial aimed to estimate preliminary clinical effects and to assess the feasibility of adding group-based pain neuroscience education (PNE) to exercise in women aged ≥60 years with medically diagnosed knee osteoarthritis and current knee pain. Participants were randomized to either 10 weeks of community-based exercise plus PNE or exercise alone. All participants attended weekly group exercise sessions, and those in the intervention group also participated in five in-person group-based PNE sessions lasting 30 minutes each. Physical fitness tests were administered, and participants completed questionnaires assessing disability, pain intensity, and pain neurophysiology knowledge.

Who can participate

Age range60 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: \- Medical diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis with current knee pain. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to understand study procedures during baseline assessment. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) cutoff used to define adequate comprehension for study participation was ≥24/30). * Severe neurological disease. * Anticipated inability to attend all educational sessions or attendance less than 80% at the end of the program.

What they're measuring

KOOS - Activities of Daily Living (KOOS-ADL)

Timeframe: Baseline and immediately after the 10-week intervention period.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07565298

SponsorPontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-11-30

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