Developing an exercise program for knee pain in older adults with memory problems
Develops an exercise program for knee pain in older adults with memory problems.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Drexel University
- Where
- Philadelphia, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Developing a Nonpharmacological Pain Intervention for Community-dwelling Older Adults With Dementia
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- People taking part
- 40 people, planned
- Started
- 2 Jun 2025
- Expected to end
- 1 May 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional
- Treatments tested
- Tailored Physical Activity Program
- Record updated
- 11 March 2025
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults aged 60 or older with mild dementia and long-lasting knee pain, to test a tailored exercise program. Care partners and clinicians can join the interviews.
- Age
- 60 years or older for people with dementia. No age limit for care partners or clinicians.
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Very mild or mild dementia. Knee pain for at least 3 months, possibly from arthritis, at least 2 out of 10 on average.
- Earlier treatment
- People cannot join if they changed pain or psychotropic medicines in the last 60 days, or had knee surgery in the last 1 year. In Part 2 only, people currently getting rehab services cannot join.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Living in a long term care facility
- Unable or unwilling to consent
- A condition with life expectancy under 1 year
- No care partner who is also willing to take part
- In Part 2 only, a condition that rules out exercise
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Age 60 or older
- Speaks English
- Mild/Very Mild dementia
- Knee pain lasting ≥ 3 months, potentially related to arthritis
- Knee pain is at least 2 out of 10 on average
Who cannot take part
- Recent changes to pain or psychotropic medications in the last 60 days
- Recent knee surgery in the last 1-year
- Currently receiving rehab services (Phase 2 only); For care partners:
- Has a condition with a life expectancy of less than 1-year
- Has a condition that contraindicates exercise (Phase 2 only)
- Has known person living with dementia ≥ 1 year
- No sex, gender, or age criteria
- No sex, gender, or age criteria
- Has ≥ 2 years of experience working with community-dwelling people with dementia and pain
- Reside in long term care facility
- Unable or unwilling to consent
- No care partner who is also willing to participate
- Speaks English
- Able and willing to consent, including being recorded; For clinicians:
- Speaks English
- Able and willing to consent, including being recorded
Where in United States
- Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, United StatesContact: Annalisa Na, PT, PhDNot yet recruiting
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The purpose of this study is to develop an exercise treatment program for knee osteoarthritis that works well for people with memory problems. This study will include two parts. Participants can choose to participate in either or both parts.
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In Part 1 (not a clinical trial) - The investigators are inviting the following people to participate in an interview:
1. Individuals aged 60 years or older who do not live in a nursing home and have both memory issues and knee pain. 2. Care partners of people with knee pain and memory issues. A care partner can be a family member or friend who helps regularly. 3. Clinicians (exercise physiologists or rehabilitation therapists like physical and occupational therapists) who have worked with older adults with memory issues and knee pain.
The goal of these interviews is to learn from the experiences of people with memory issues and knee pain and those who care for them. From these interviews, the investigators hope to design a non-drug, tailored physical activity program that will be interesting and helpful in managing knee pain for older adults with memory problems.
For people with memory problems and knee pain and their care partners: The investigators will ask some questions to determine eligibility to participate in the study.
Those who qualify for the study will be invited to participate in an interview that could be completed online or in person (Philadelphia, PA). The interview could last up to 90 minutes (1 and a half hours) and can be completed as one or multiple sessions.
For clinicians: Participants will engage in a 90-minute focus group with other clinicians where lunch will be served if in person. Those participating in an online focus group will receive a gift card equal to the value of lunch.
In Part 2 (a clinical trial) - The program developed in Part 1 will be tested. The program will be physical activity-based. Specific program details for part 2 will be provided as they emerge. Participants can choose to sign up for either or both parts. Signing up for Part 1 does not mean participants have to sign up for Part 2.
Please contact us for any questions.
The group in the trial
- Tailored Physical Activity Program for PainTreatment being tested
Specific characteristics of the intervention delivered in Phase 2 will be based on the information gathered from stakeholders in Phase 1.
Treatment: Tailored Physical Activity Program
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Developing a Nonpharmacological Pain Intervention for Community-dwelling Older Adults With Dementia
- Plain-language title
- Developing an exercise program for knee pain in older adults with memory problemsGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Record updated
- 11 March 2025