NCT03836586

Study of Pain Catastrophizing

Contribution of Pain Catastrophizing to Race Group Differences in Pain and Pain-Related Brain Responses in Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study proposes to experimentally manipulate pain catastrophizing in order to investigate the neural mechanisms by which pain catastrophizing influences the experience of pain among non-Hispanic Blacks (NHBs) and non- Hispanic Whites (NHWs) with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Therefore, participants will be randomized to either a single session cognitive-behavioral intervention to reduce pain catastrophizing or a pain education control group.

Conditions

• Osteo Arthritis Knee

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention	This intervention comprises three components: 1) general education about pain (e.g., pain pathways) and a rationale for the intervention (e.g., gate control theory); 2) impact of positive and negative pain-related thoughts on neural process of pain; and 3) a guided imaginal pain exposure exercise.
BEHAVIORAL	Pain Education	General information about the neurobiology of pain and knee osteoarthritis will be given to participants assigned to this intervention.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-12-23
• Primary completion: 2021-06-07
• Completion: 2021-06-07
• First posted: 2019-02-11
• Last updated: 2024-04-19
• Results posted: 2022-12-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States