Status:
COMPLETED
Staying Positive With Arthritis Study
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Arthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Arthritis is a painful, disabling condition that disproportionately affects African Americans. Existing arthritis treatments yield only small to moderate improvements in pain and are not effective at ...
Detailed Description
Background: Arthritis is a prevalent and disabling source of chronic pain for which African Americans (AAs) bear a disproportionate burden. The purpose of this study is to test a patient-centered, non...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The target population will be African American (AA) and White (WH) Veterans with symptomatic knee arthritis. Specific inclusion criteria include:
- Age 50 years or older
- Receive primary care at a participating study site
- Self-report as non-Hispanic black/AA or non-Hispanic WH
- Frequent, symptomatic knee pain identified using questions from the OA Initiative
- Pain level of 4 or higher on a 0-10 numeric rating scale
- Can speak, read, and write in English
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded if they:
- Report serious problems with hearing, eyesight, or memory
- Report having been diagnosed any type of arthritis other than osteoarthritis or degenerative arthritis
- Report that they have been treated for cancer in the last 3 years
- Report having had a steroid injection into one or both knees in the past 3 months
- Report having had a knee replacement into one or both knees in the past 3 months
- Report having plans to have a knee replacement in one or both knees in the next 6 months
- Report that there is a reason they cannot complete the study procedures, which include telephone calls and program activities that involve reading and writing
- Do not have a telephone number where they can receive telephone calls from research staff
- Screen positive for cognitive impairment
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 13 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 9 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
360 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02223858
Start Date
July 13 2015
End Date
November 9 2017
Last Update
April 3 2019
Active Locations (2)
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1
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
2
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15240