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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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