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Community Health Worker-Led Program for Chronic Pain and Loneliness in Older Adults

This study is testing a new program called Strengthening COnnections to Overcome Pain (SCOOP) for older adults in rural areas who experience chronic pain and loneliness. SCOOP involves watching short videos about managing pain and improving social connections, followed by sessions with a community health worker who provides support. Researchers want to see if SCOOP can reduce how much pain interferes with daily life and decrease feelings of loneliness. They will compare people who participate in SCOOP with those who do not. The study aims to enroll 80 participants aged 60 or older who have chronic musculoskeletal pain (pain in muscles or joints for at least 3 months) and report feeling lonely.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 80 participants. Researchers will compare people who participate in the SCOOP program with those who do not.
What's involved
Participants will watch brief videos weekly for 7 weeks and have a session with a community health worker each week. They will set behavioral goals related to pain.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Engagement will be measured at 8 weeks from baseline.

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NCT06671925

A Community Health Worker-Led Program for Chronic Pain and Loneliness in Older Adults

Recruiting
NAAges 60+InterventionalTreatment
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
~80 participants
Updated 2026-08-05 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Strengthening COnnections to Overcome Pain (SCOOP)

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
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What they're measuring
Engagement as measured by number of sessions completed
Measured over 8 weeks from baseline

Conditions

Chronic Pain

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Michigan1

Study leadership

  • Cary Reid, MD, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Who to contact

Mary R. Janevic, PhD
[email protected]
734-647-3194
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Age \>= 60 years;
Have a mobile or landline phone;
Self-reported chronic musculoskeletal pain (pain in muscles or joints for \>= 3 months, \>=4 (0-10 scale) average pain level over last week, \>=1 day/previous 30 when pain made it difficult to do usual activities);
Self-reported loneliness (Feeling lonely "some of the time" or more often);
Able to converse comfortably in English.

Exclusion

Serious acute illness or hospitalization in the last month;
Planned major surgery in the next three months that would interfere with program participation (e.g., knee or hip replacement);
Severe cognitive impairment or other severe physical or psychiatric disorder judged by study team to pose a significant barrier to participation.

What this trial measures

  • Engagement as measured by number of sessions completed8 weeks from baseline

    Number of sessions out of 7 that participants have completed 8 weeks from baseline.