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WithdrawnNCT05335486RELEARNUpdated Feb 6, 2024

Investigating RELEARN Neurofeedback as Treatment for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of RELEARN Neurofeedback and Standard care control in Chronic Knee Pain, Chronic Pain and Osteoarthritis, sponsored by Redo-Neurosystems. Withdrawn at 1 site in Denmark. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-02-06.

Sponsored by Redo-Neurosystems · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
Lack of clinician interest and insufficient patient availability
Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This clinical investigation will be carried out as a randomized controlled trial conducted at the Northern Regional Hospital, Hjørring. This investigation will enrol 36 patients suffering from severe knee osteoarthritis pain, primarily from the orthopaedic ward at Hjørring Hospital, where potential participants will be identified during routine consultations.

The RELEARN intervention consists of encephalography (EEG) neurofeedback of cerebral movement evoked signatures of pain, where the participants will be instructed in attempting to manipulate these signatures to reduce pain perception. This investigation is carried out to analyse the clinical performance and safety of the RELEARN neurofeedback software.

Read the detailed description

The participants will be randomized into treatment group A and control group B, 1:1 and be stratified based on age, sex, and ethnicity. Group A participants will be asked to attend eight sessions of RELEARN neurofeedback with an approximate duration of 45 minutes per session, and group B participants will be asked to attend eight sessions with no intervention and serve as no-treatment controls with an approximate duration of 5 minutes per session. Both groups (A and B) will undergo three follow-up sessions: one month, three months, and five months post intervention.

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Conditions studied

  • Chronic Knee Pain
  • Chronic Pain
  • Osteoarthritis

Keywords

  • chronic pain
  • Chronic Knee Pain
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Neurofeedback
  • EEG
  • EMG
  • Movement evoked potentials
  • Neuroplasticity
  • Pain perception
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In context

Osteoarthritis

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Redo-Neurosystems as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age 18-65 years old
  2. Knee arthrosis (Kellgren-Lawrence score of ≥ 2)
  3. 24h VAS ≥ 4
  4. Ongoing pain, lasting more than three months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants who meet any of the below criteria will be excluded from the investigation:

  1. Pregnant or lactating woman
  2. Use of opioids or cannabis
  3. Active drug addiction defined as the use of cannabis, opioids, or other drugs
  4. Previous or current neurologic, systemic, or mental illness, including any liver, kidney or metabolic disease.
  5. Rheumatoid arthritis
  6. Evidence of other pain types such as visceral, neuropathic, or malignant pain.
  7. Evidence of other sources of ongoing pain such as root affect, traumas, or congenital malformation
  8. Severe inflammation in the area of interest
  9. Blindness or deafness
  10. Consumption of alcohol, caffeine, nicotine on test day
  11. Recent history of fractures or surgery in the area of interest
  12. Participation in other clinical trials throughout the study period and one month prior to participation
  13. History of epilepsy
  14. Obesity class III and above. I.e. BMI > 39,9
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    RELEARN - Intervention

    Intervention group participants will be seen at the orthopedic ward and receive standard care for knee osteoarthrosis, defined by Danish clinical guidelines. In addition, intervention group participants will be asked to attend eight sessions of RELEARN neurofeedback with an approximate duration of 45 minutes per session. Also, participants will undergo three follow-up sessions: one month, three months, and five months post-intervention

    Device: RELEARN Neurofeedback

  • Active comparator
    Standard care control

    Standard Care control. Control group participants will be seen at the orthopedic ward and receive standard care for knee osteoarthrosis, defined by Danish clinical guidelines. During standard care, the control group participants will be asked to attend eight control sessions with no RELEARN intervention with an approximate duration of 5 minutes per session. Also, participants will undergo three follow-up sessions: one month, three months, and five months post-intervention

    Other: Standard care control

Interventions

  • DeviceRELEARN Neurofeedback

    Standard care + The RELEARN intervention. Intervention group participants will be seen at the orthopedic ward and receive standard care for knee osteoarthrosis, defined by Danish clinical guidelines. During standard care, intervention group participants will be subject to the RELEARN intervention, consisting of encephalography (EEG) neurofeedback of cerebral movement evoked signatures of pain, where the participants will be instructed in attempting to manipulate these signatures to reduce pain perception.

  • OtherStandard care control

    Standard Care control. Control group participants will be seen at the orthopedic ward and receive standard care for knee osteoarthrosis, defined by Danish clinical guidelines. During standard care, the control group participants will be asked to attend eight control sessions with no RELEARN intervention with an approximate duration of 5 minutes per session. Also, participants will undergo three follow-up sessions: one month, three months, and five months post-intervention

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in Pain Perception

    Change in the 10-point Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) over time (0 = no pain, 10 = maximum imaginable pain)

    Time frame: Up to 6 month

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in quality of life

    QoL (EQ-5D), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), by which respondents can report their perceived health status with a grade ranging from 0 (the worst possible health status) to 100 (the best possible health status).

    Time frame: Up to 6 month

  2. Change in pain characteristics

    Pain characteristics (MPQ and WOMAC)

    Time frame: Up to 6 month

  3. Change in consumption of analgesics

    Consumption of analgesics (MQS-III)

    Time frame: Up to 6 month

  4. Evaluate the safety of the RELEARN software by assessment of adverse events and device deficiencies

    Incidence of AE/ADE/SAE/SADE/DD

    Time frame: Up to 6 month

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Study locations

1 site
  • Center for Clinical Research
    Hjørring, 9800, Denmark
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 6, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05335486
Lead sponsor
Redo-Neurosystems
Collaborators
Regionshospital Nordjylland
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 19, 2022
Start date
Oct 5, 2022
Primary completion
Jul 1, 2023
Completion
Jul 1, 2023
Last update
Feb 6, 2024

Study contacts

Peter Christian Leutscher, Dr. PhD
principal investigator · Center of Clinical Research, Regional Hospital North Jutland, Hjørring, Denmark

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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