Status:
COMPLETED
Couples-Oriented Psychosocial Intervention for Osteoarthritis
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if osteoarthritis patients and their spouses experience greater health benefits from a couples-oriented psychosocial intervention than a patient-oriented psyc...
Detailed Description
The patient-oriented education and support intervention (PES) is based on the Arthritis Self-Management Program, a group intervention that consists of 6 weekly 2 hour sessions shown to successfully re...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- osteoarthritis in back, hips, and/or knees(patients) married and co-residing age 50 or older pain of at least moderate intensity difficulty with at least one instrumental ADL receiving help from spouse w/ at least one instrumental IADL
Exclusion
- fibromyalgia or rheumatoid arthritis taken Arthritis Self-Help Course in past 5 years
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2000
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2004
Estimated Enrollment :
543 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00230945
Start Date
January 1 2000
End Date
August 1 2004
Last Update
March 28 2008
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15260