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Participants were recruited from April 2021 to June 2022, and follow-up was completed in December 2022. Data were analyzed from May 2023 to July 2024.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Interventions<\/jats:title>Participants were randomized 1:1 to the yoga and strengthening exercise groups. Both groups attended 2 supervised and 1 home-based session per week for 12 weeks followed by 3 unsupervised home-based sessions per week for weeks 13 to 24.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>The primary outcome was the between-group difference in VAS score over 12 weeks assessed using a range of 0 (no pain) to 100 (worst possible pain) with a prespecified noninferiority margin of 10 mm. Secondary outcomes included knee pain over 24 weeks; Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) knee pain, function, and stiffness; patient global assessment; Osteoarthritis Research Society International\u2013Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials response; physical performance measures; leg muscle strength; health-related quality of life assessed via the Assessment of Quality of Life\u20138 Dimensions (AQol-8D) utility score; depression assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire\u20139; and neuropathic pain assessment over 12 and 24 weeks. Analyses were based on the intention-to-treat principle.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>In total, 117 participants were randomized to the yoga (n\u2009=\u200958) or strengthening exercise (n\u2009=\u200959) program. Baseline characteristics of the participants were similar, with a mean (SD) age of 62.5 (8.3) years, and 85 participants (72.6%) were female. The mean (SD) baseline VAS knee pain score of 53.8 (16.0) indicated moderate knee pain. Over 12 weeks, the between-group mean difference in VAS knee pain change was \u22121.1 mm (95% CI, \u22127.8 to 5.7 mm), which was not statistically significant but remained within the prespecified noninferiority margin. Of 27 secondary outcomes assessed over 12 and 24 weeks, 7 were statistically significant in favor of yoga. The yoga group showed modestly greater improvements than the strengthening exercise group (between-group differences) over 24 weeks for WOMAC pain (\u221244.5 mm [95% CI, \u221270.7 to \u221218.3 mm]), WOMAC function (\u2212139 mm [95% CI, \u2212228.3 to \u221249.7 mm]), WOMAC stiffness (\u221217.6 mm [95% CI, \u221230.9 to \u22124.3 mm]), patient global assessment (\u22127.6 mm [95% CI, \u221215.1 to \u22120.2 mm]), and 40-m fast-paced walk test (1.8 [95% CI, 0.4-3.2]). In addition, the yoga group had a modestly greater improvement than the strengthening exercise for depression at 12 weeks (between-group difference in PHQ-9 score, \u22121.1 [95% CI, \u22121.9 to \u22120.2]) and quality of life at 24 weeks (between-group difference in AQoL-8D score, 0.04 [95% CI, 0.0 to 0.07]). Adverse events were similar in both groups and mild.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusion and relevance<\/jats:title>In this randomized clinical trial, yoga did not significantly reduce knee pain compared with strengthening exercises. 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