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N/ACompleted· 30 enrolled
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Self Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) +3 moredevice
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Self Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Mindfulness-based Meditation for Pain in Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis (Self tDCS and Meditation for Knee Pain)

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston·interventional·Posted Nov 20, 2018·Updated Mar 25, 2022

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Self Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), mindfulness-based meditation, and 2 other interventions for Knee Osteoarthritis. Completed, enrolled 30 participants across 1 site.

Detailed Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a two-week self tDCS and mindfulness-based meditation for pain in older adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
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Primary Purpose--
ConditionsKnee Osteoarthritis
CountriesUnited States
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Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
20192020202120222023202420252026
First PostedNov 20, 2018
Enrollment StartNov 28, 2018
Primary CompletionMar 8, 2019
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 3 monthsPosted 7.6 years ago

Interventions

Self Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)device

tDCS with a constant current intensity of 2 milliamps (mA) will be applied for 20 minutes per session daily for 2 weeks (Monday to Friday) via the Soterix 1x1 tDCS mini-CT Stimulator device (Soterix Medical Inc., New York; 6.5 inches long, 3 inches wide, 0.7 inches thick) with headgear and 5x7 cm saline-soaked surface sponge electrodes.

mindfulness-based meditationbehavioral

The meditation intervention will be delivered by a recorded device that participants will be given together with the tDCS. All meditation instruction recordings will be done by an experienced mind-body intervention specialist and installed in a user-friendly MP3 player.

Sham Self Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)device

For sham stimulation, the electrodes will be placed in the same positions as for active stimulation, but the stimulator will only deliver 2 mA current for 30 seconds.

sham meditationbehavioral

For sham meditation, the participants will be instructed, approximately every 2-3 minutes, to take deep breaths as we sit in meditation. Time spent giving instructions in the sham meditation intervention will be matched to time spent in the mindfulness intervention.