Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Added Value of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in Persons With Knee Osteoarthritis

Lead Sponsor:

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Collaborating Sponsors:

KU Leuven

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Conditions:

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Insomnia

Eligibility:

All Genders

45+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the leading and fastest increasing cause of disability in older adults. It is a serious health issue related with a high health care utilisation. The first-line KOA manage...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 45 years old or older
  • Being a fluent Dutch speaker
  • Commits to study requirements
  • Knee Osteoarthritis classified using the American college of Rheumatology criteria (Knee pain + 3/6 for diagnosis):
  • age\>50
  • morning stiffness \<30 minutes
  • crepitus
  • bony tenderness
  • bony enlargement
  • no palpable warmth
  • Insomnia diagnosis using the DSM-5 criteria:
  • No shiftwork
  • No severe untreated sleep disorders
  • For at least \>3 days / week for \>3 months: \>30 minutes sleep latency and/or \>30 minutes awake after sleep onset and/or early-morning awakening with inability to return to sleep AND associated daytime symptoms
  • Knee pain nominated by the patient as 3 or higher on a visual analogue scale on most days of the last 3 months
  • Informed consent

Exclusion

  • Treatment with supervised exercise therapy or joint infiltrations (e.g., corticosteroids, hyaluronic acid) or CBT-I in the preceding six months
  • Change in any psychiatric or psychological treatment the last 3m or planned during the study period
  • Concurrent intense psychological treatment (weekly basis)
  • BMI \>30
  • Mini-Mental state examination score of 23 or lower
  • Being on the waiting list for a knee replacement or having received knee replacement on symptomatic side
  • Any contra-indication for exercise therapy
  • Existing diagnose that has impact on sleep and patients are therefore unlikely to respond to CBT-I: any rheumatological condition (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus, Sjogren's syndrome); any neurological conditions (e.g. stroke, Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease), dementia or receiving cholinesterase inhibitors; cancer diagnosis in the past year and receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy in the past year; Long-COVID or inpatient treatment for congestive heart failure within the prior six months.
  • Having severe underlying sleep disorder (obstructive sleep apnea over AHI \>15, periodic leg movement disorder, restless leg syndrome, sleep-wake cycle disturbance, rapid eye movement behavior disorder)
  • Being pregnant or given birth in the preceding year
  • Having an external/ physical factor that limits the opportunity to sleep (E.g. newborn)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 25 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

128 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05387473

Start Date

May 25 2022

End Date

November 1 2026

Last Update

September 3 2025

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Department Rehabilitation Science

Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, 3000