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Positive Minds Strong Joints for Knee Osteoarthritis

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Interventions
Behavioral: Positive Minds, Strong Joints
Registration Number
NCT06493903
Lead Sponsor
Boston University Charles River Campus
Brief Summary

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).

Detailed 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.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Positive Minds Strong JointsPositive Minds, Strong JointsParticipants in this group 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.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Recruitment RateThroughout the recruitment process

Number of participants enrolled out of those screened

RetentionFrom the start of the study to end of the 10 week intervention

Proportion of participants who complete patient-reported outcome surveys at 10 week timepoint

AttendanceDuring 10 weeks intervention period

Proportion of participants that attended at least 80% of intervention sessions

Satisfaction with treatmentweek 10 and week 22

Custom 2-item (0-10 scale) to determine satisfaction with individual components of the intervention (i.e., Positive Minds, Strong Joints). There are 2 items and each item is scored separately. Higher scores for each item mean greater satisfaction for that dimension.

Participant Feedbackweek 10 and week 22

Custom survey asking the participants to provide feedback on a 5-point scale from very poor to excellent on various aspects of the intervention including content, interventionists, group aspects, overall rating, etc.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome ScoreBaseline, week 5, week 10, week 16 and week 22

Patient-reported outcome for knee pain and disability; a score from 0 to 100, 0 representing extreme problems and 100 representing no problems.

Patient Health Questionnaire 9-itemBaseline, week 5, week 10, week 16 and week 22

9-item questionnaire assessing depression symptoms. Each question is scored from 0 to 3 where higher scores indicate higher frequency of experiencing depressive symptoms. Total score is the sum of individual item scores. Score range is 0-27. Higher total scores indicate greater severity of depression

Generalized anxiety 7-item scaleBaseline, week 5, week 10, week 16 and week 22

It assesses anxiety symptoms. Each question is scored from 0 to 3 and the sum value of individual questions is the total score with range form 0-21. Higher total scores indicate greater severity of anxiety

Arthritis Self Efficacy ScaleBaseline, week 10, and week 22

It measures confidence in one's capacity to function despite pain. Scores range from 1 (very uncertain) to 10 (very certain). It has three subscales of pain, function, and other symptoms calculated as average of items contributing to that subscale. Higher scores indicate greater self-efficacy to manage osteoarthritis.

Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire - Physical ActivityBaseline and week 10

4-item questionnaire to determine how one's fear avoidance beliefs contributes to the cognitive/affective part of their knee pain. Each item is scored from 0 to 6. Total scores are summation of each item scores. Range is 0-24. Higher total scores indicate greater fear of physical activity

Pain Catastrophizing ScaleBaseline and week 10

Questionnaire for a person's thought and feeling about pain. The questionnaire has 3 subscales namely rumination, magnification and helplessness. Each question is rated on a 5-point scale, from 0 (not at all) to 4 (always). It is scored by summing the ratings of its 13 items with a range of 0-52. Higher scores indicate greater pain catastrophizing tendencies in response to pain.

Trust in Medical Research QuestionnaireBaseline and week 10

It assesses participants' trust in medical research. It includes items related to confidence in researchers, and the scientific process, rated on a 5 Likert scale (strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree and strongly agree) with a total score range of 0-48. Higher scores indicate greater trust in medical research

Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social SupportBaseline and week 10

It measures perceived social support from family, friends, and significant others. It consists of 12 items rated on a 7- Likert scale for a total score range from 12-84. Higher scores indicate greater perceived social support across various domains.

International Physical Activity QuestionnaireBaseline, week 10, week 22

It assesses physical activity levels across diverse populations. The responses are converted into MET (Metabolic Equivalent of Task) minutes per week. The results can be continuous or categorized. For the categorized results, individuals' physical activity categorized as low, moderate and high

Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-sleepBaseline, week 10

It is used to measure measures perceived sleep quality, difficulty in sleep and having enough and refreshing sleep. The 8 questions are rated on a 5-point scale. The scores are summed together with a raw score of from 8 to 40. The raw scores are then converted to standardized T-scores using conversion tables.

Patient Global Rating of ChangeWeek 10, Week 22

This is a single item questionnaire with 15 options ranging from a very great deal worse to a very great deal better.

Numerical Rating Scale-nominated activityWeekly from start of intervention to week 22

average rating of knee pain from 0-10, where 0 represents no pain and 10 represents worst pain imaginable, in the past week in a nominated activity selected at baseline

Patient Global Assessment of OsteoarthritisWeekly start of intervention to week 22

It assesses participant's assessment of impact of osteoarthritis on their general health on a 0-100 scale. 0 is very poor and 100 is very well.

Adherence to exerciseWeekly from start of intervention to week 22

This questionnaire is used to assess participants adhere to exercise. Participants document their engagement in unsupervised exercise throughout the week by noting minutes of exercise per day of the week

gait speedBaseline and week 10

A known distance of20-28 meters divided by time taken to walk this distance in m/s

Physical Activity Stages of change (short form)Baseline and week 10

It assesses participants readiness to engage physical activity. It consists of five stages which include Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Boston University

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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