Improving Health for Older Adults With Pain Through Engagement
This study is testing a 10-week program called GetActive+ for older adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain. GetActive+ combines mind-body skills with a gradual increase in walking to help improve your physical activity and function. Researchers want to see if this program is more effective than usual care. You may be able to join if you are 55 or older, have chronic pain for at least three months, and your pain is rated as moderate or higher. The main goal is to see how your self-reported physical function changes after 10 weeks. This study is currently unclear about its recruitment status.
- Study design
- This is a randomized study comparing GetActive+ to usual care, with 200 participants planned.
- What's involved
- You would participate in a 10-week program and complete measurements at the start, after the program, and 6 months later.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- You will be followed for about 9 months total, with a final check-up 6 months after the intervention ends.
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Improving Health for Older Adults With Pain Through Engagement
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Ana-Maria Vranceanu, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Massachusetts General Hospital
- Christine Ritchie, MD, MPH · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Massachusetts General Hospital
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Physical function - self-reportBaseline, Post-Intervention, 6-Month Follow Up (~9 months total) - Measure time point of 10 weeks is considered for primary outcome.
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) v2.0 Physical Functioning Short Form 6b; assesses ability to carry out activities that require physical actions, ranging from self-care to work. Scores range from 6 to 30, with higher scores indicating greater physical function.