Move and Snooze: Adding Insomnia Treatment to an Exercise Program to Improve Pain Outcomes in Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Knee Osteoarthritis; Insomnia

• Registration Number: NCT06580561
• Lead Sponsor: University of Michigan

Brief Summary

This research will compare the effectiveness of a remotely delivered personalized exercise coaching plus an evidence-based sleep improvement intervention to remotely delivered personalized exercise coaching alone for knee osteoarthritis pain.

The study team hypothesize that the combined intervention will result in greater improvements in patient-reported pain intensity, recorded with real-time data capture, than remotely delivered exercise coaching alone.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-08-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-08-29
• Study First Posted: 2024-08-30
• Study Start: 2024-11-04
• Status Verified: 2025-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-05-14
• Last Update Posted: 2025-05-16
• Primary Completion: 2028-02-29
• Study Completion: 2028-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 288

Inclusion Criteria

• Self-reported physician diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis
• Persistent knee osteoarthritis-related pain of at least moderate intensity (as indicated in the protocol)
• Indication of persistent symptoms of insomnia, determined by scoring on the Sleep Condition Indicator questionnaire (as indicated in the protocol)
• If receiving medication for pain or sleep disturbances, having had no change in prescription in the previous three months and be willing to make no other changes to medications for pain or sleep during the active study period.
• Adequate literacy level to ensure web-based surveys can be completed independently, as assessed using a brief 3-item literacy level screener

Exclusion Criteria

• Concurrent diagnosis of a systemic, inflammatory musculoskeletal disorder (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis)
• Active malignancy
• Neurological conditions (e.g., movement disorders)
• Any medical condition which would make graded increase of physical activity unsuitable (determined by a positive answer to the question: "Has a doctor or healthcare professional advised you to avoid physical activity for any reason?").
• Unable to understand English sufficiently to take part in the intervention.
• Unable to provide electronic informed consent.
• Evidence of significant cognitive impairment (i.e., ≥2 errors on a 6-item cognitive screener).
• Presence of severe psychiatric disorder.
• Currently participating in an interventional trial or a pain or sleep management program or having done so in the past six months.
• Visual or hearing impairment that would prevent use of the intervention.
• Serious physical health concerns necessitating surgery or with a prognosis <6 months
• Irregular sleep-wake schedule, e.g., shift work.
• Self-report of diagnosis of a specific sleep disorder other than insomnia that is not currently adequately treated, e.g., sleep apnea or narcolepsy.
• Currently meeting or exceeding physical activity guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (noted in protocol)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in average pain intensity using a 0-10 numerical rating scale between baseline and the 8-week follow-up (post-intervention) period	Baseline, 8-week follow-up (post-intervention)	This is a one question numerical rating scale in which participants select from 0 (no pain) -10 (worst pain imaginable) numerical rating scale 4 times a day over 7 days during each assessment period (baseline and 8-week follow-up). These four within-day ratings collected over seven days will be averaged for each participant to provide a single pain intensity rating for each assessment period.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pain Intensity 3a questionnaire between baseline and 8-week follow-up (post-intervention)	Baseline, 8-week (post-intervention)	There are 3 questions that participants answer and from no pain (1) - very severe (5). There is a total score of 15 with a higher score indicating higher pain intensity.
Change in the PROMIS Pain Interference 8a questionnaire between baseline and 8-week follow-up (post-intervention)	Baseline, 8-week (post-intervention)	There are 8 questions regarding the extent to which pain has interfered with activities over the past 7 days, ranging from not at all (1) - Very much (5). Total scores range from 8 to 40, with a higher score representing higher interference due to pain.
Change in the PROMIS Physical Function questionnaire between baseline and 8-week follow-up (post-intervention)	Baseline, 8-week (post-intervention)	There are 4 questions regarding function that participants answer and from without any difficulty (5) - unable to do (1). And 4 questions for that participants select from not at all (5) to cannot do (1). There is a total score of 40 with a higher score indicating greater physical function.
Change in the Quality of Life subscale of the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) between baseline and 8-week follow-up (post-intervention)	Baseline, 8-week (post-intervention)	The KOOS quality of life subscale includes 4 questions. The Score subscale is scored using a Likert scale with five possible answers, ranging from 0 (no problems) to 4 (extreme problems). The quality of life subscale score is then normalized to a 0-100 scale, with higher scores equaling better status. 0 represents extreme knee problems and 100 represents no knee problems.
Patient Global Impression of Change at 8-week follow-up (post-intervention)	8-week (post-intervention)	This is a one question survey that participants will select from very much improved (1) -very much worse (7) since the start of the study and overall status. A lower number indicates better outcome.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Michigan; 🇺🇸 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States