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Positive Minds Strong Joints for Knee Osteoarthritis

Active, not recruitingNot applicableNCT06493903
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

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).

Study details

Official title
Physical and Mental Health Intervention for Black Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Feasibility Study
Interventions
  • Behavioral: Positive Minds, Strong Joints
Sponsor
Boston University Charles River Campus
Collaborators
Rheumatology Research Foundation
Start date
2025-02-17
Primary completion
2026-05-25
Sex
All
Age range
from 50 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
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)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06493903