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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Yoga for Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT06228573 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 68

Last updated 2024-11-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

People with knee arthritis often experience constant pain, and current treatments aren't very effective. This can lead to limited movement and more health problems. Knee arthritis is a big part of healthcare costs in Canada, and its pain is a major reason people see doctors. The pain is linked to complex nervous system changes, making current treatments, like exercise, not very successful.

To address this, researchers suggest a new approach combining two things: a brain stimulation technique called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and yoga. TDCS helps with pain by changing how the brain works, and yoga, a safe practice, focuses on overall well-being. Together, the investigators aim to improve how the nervous system works from top to bottom.

The research project wants to change how the arthritis pain is being managed by focusing on how it works. The investigators plan to test this combo in a study comparing real tDCS plus yoga with fake tDCS plus yoga. The investigators will look not only at pain but also at other measures related to pain and how the nervous system works. This new mix could be a meaningful way to reduce pain for people with knee arthritis.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Yoga

Yoga program: In weeks 2-9, participants will attend twice weekly 1-hour sessions of yoga led by a certified yoga instructor trained in the intervention by collaborator Pearson. Videos will be provided for completion of home sessions. The yoga program is based on the Pain Care Aware certification program.38 Details of the program as well as the training of instructors are provided in the appendices. Briefly, classes will consist of 3 parts: centring and warming up aimed at regulating physiology prior to beginning the yoga postures; yoga postures and guided relaxation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Lisa Carlesso, PhD · McMaster University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-10-20
Primary Completion
2025-09-15
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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