Guided Imagery Response in Total Knee Replacement

Completed · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis

In brief

The purpose of this mixed methods pilot study is to produce preliminary data for a randomized, placebo-controlled trial testing a biobehavioral model of the effects of guided imagery on outcomes of total knee replacement surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01491750

Run by

Kent State University

People needed

82

Starts

2011-06-01

Expected to finish

2013-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-01-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• scheduled for a single TKR
• attendance at the hospital joint replacement class
• ability to speak, read, and write English -

You may not qualify if…

• current or planned use of guided imagery
• history of previous total joint replacement
• current enrollment in another clinical studY
• current treatment in a pain management program
• current diagnosis of immune disorders (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, organ transplant, cancer, HIV, SLE)
• use of immune altering medications in past month
• comorbidities that would limit participation in study procedures or postoperative rehabilitation and/or impair recovery (e.g., psychosis; sensory, cognitive, neurologic or motor impairment
• vision or hearing deficits
• lymphedema
• morbid obesity [BMI > 40])
• reported diagnosis of anemia

Where it is running

• Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center — Akron, Ohio, United States

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