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Be Part of Research - Trial Details - LIfestyle INterventionS for PaIn ReliEf (INSPIRE)

LIfestyle INterventionS for PaIn ReliEf (INSPIRE)

Completed

Open to: ALL

Age: 19.0 - N/A

Medical Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee


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This pilot study will be a placebo controlled randomised intervention study in which participants with knee pain will be grouped into the diet intervention, exercise intervention, diet and exercise intervention or placebo arm. The study involves intake of dietary supplements and performing routine exercises which are commonly used and are not pharmacological agents. The end-points of the study are non-clinical outcomes. N= 120. 2x2 intervention with 30 individuals per block: placebo, diet only, exercise only, diet + exercise

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

May 2022 Feb 2025

INTERVENTIONAL

Intervention Type : DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT
Intervention Description : 20g/ day. Inulin is easily dissolvable in liquid and can be incorporated into the usual diet - by adding to water, juice, smoothies, cereal, yogurt etc.

Intervention Arm Group : Diet + exercise intervention arm;Diet only Arm;

Intervention Type : DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT
Intervention Description : 10g/ day which can be consumed by adding to breakfast cereal/ smoothie/ yogurt or drink of choice

Intervention Arm Group : Placebo arm;

Intervention Type : BEHAVIORAL
Intervention Description : Joint Academy An app-based exercises platform (Joint Academy®) will be used as an intervention given to the treatment arm. The programme consists of a mixture of open and close chain exercises, a combination of concentric, eccentric and focusing on the global strength of legs including the muscles around the hips and knee joints as well as balance enhancement exercises.

Intervention Arm Group : Diet + exercise intervention arm;Exercise only arm;



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This is in the inclusion criteria above


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • University of Nottingham
    Nottingham
    Nottinghamshire
    NG7 2UH


The study is sponsored by University of Nottingham





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Read full details for Trial ID: NCT05670314
Last updated 26 February 2025

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