NCT05541718

New Options for Treating Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 164 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Utah · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will be a single-site, four-arm, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Knee osteoarthritis patients (N=164) will be randomized to Reiki, Sham Reiki (placebo control), mindfulness meditation (active control), or a waitlist control condition. The three active interventions will be applied for 20 minutes, once a week, for four consecutive weeks in a university laboratory setting.

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Reiki	Reiki will be provided by a trained Reiki master with the aim of balancing the flow of energy in the patient's body.
BEHAVIORAL	Sham Reiki	Sham Reiki will be delivered by an individual trained to simulate the Reiki interventionist's movements, but they will not visualize patient healing
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness Meditation	The mindfulness meditation intervention will be adapted from a standardized mindfulness induction script validated in prior research. The mindfulness practice will guide patients to focus attention on breath and body sensations while monitoring and accepting discursive thoughts, negative emotions, and pain. The MM interventionist will be a trained mindfulness provider and have experience using MM in medical settings.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-13
• Primary completion: 2024-08-13
• Completion: 2024-08-23
• First posted: 2022-09-15
• Last updated: 2025-11-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States