This study is testing a new online pain management class called "Empowered Relief" for people with osteoarthritis (OA). Researchers want to see if this 2-hour class can help reduce pain and improve quality of life. They will compare it to an educational handout called "Self Management Strategies." To join, you need to be an adult aged 18 or older. The study will measure changes in your pain, how you cope with pain (Pain Catastrophizing Scale), and your overall well-being (NIH Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System, PROMIS) at different times over 12 weeks. The study aims to enroll 100 participants.

Study design

This is a randomized study with three groups: one receiving "Empowered Relief," one receiving an active control, and one receiving a placebo. Statisticians analyzing the results will not know which treatment participants received.

What's involved

You will participate in a 2-hour online pain management class or receive an educational handout. Your pain and well-being will be measured at the start, and then at weeks 2, 4, 8, and 12.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Participants will be followed for 12 weeks after starting the study interventions.

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