Emotion awareness and physical therapy for knee arthritis
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study looks at how emotional awareness—specifically the ability to identify and understand your feelings—affects how well physical therapy works for knee osteoarthritis pain. Researchers want to understand whether people who find it harder to recognize their emotions respond differently to a standardized physical therapy program.
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Who can take part
- Age between 40 and 75 years old
- Diagnosed knee osteoarthritis (moderate grade, confirmed by X-ray)
- Knee pain that requires physical therapy treatment
- No major knee surgery or joint injections in the past 3–6 months
- Able to attend physical therapy sessions and complete questionnaires
- No inflammatory arthritis, fibromyalgia, active infection, or neurological disorders affecting movement
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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