Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Pain & Aging: Combined Interventions for Fitness in the Community Study

Lead Sponsor:

University of Washington

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Conditions:

Osteo Arthritis Knee

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This clinical trial will determine the added benefit of combining exercise and behavioral health education (versus exercise and aging and health education) to improve physical activity in community-dw...

Detailed Description

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent, leading cause of pain that limits physical functioning in older adults. Although clinical practice guidelines recommend physical exercise for managing s...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Age 65 years or older
  • Community-dwelling
  • Physician diagnosis of knee OA
  • Knee pain that occurs almost daily for at least the past 3 months
  • Knee pain-related difficulty with walking or climbing stairs
  • Stiffness in the knee for \<30 min/day in the morning
  • Crepitus in the knee
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Non-English speaking
  • Cognitive impairment (Mini-Cog score ≤3)
  • Unable or unwilling to give informed consent or accept randomization in either study group
  • Unwilling to wear a thigh-mounted accelerometer for 1 week
  • Significant, non-corrected visual or hearing impairment
  • Plans to move out of the area in the next 12 months
  • Plans to have knee, hip, or any other major surgery (including joint replacement) in the next 12 months
  • Unable to walk a quarter of a mile independently (use of a straight cane is acceptable)
  • Prior participation in cognitive-behavioral therapy or counseling for pain
  • Exercises regularly (≥20 minutes/week of walking, hiking, dancing, or strength training, or participate in water exercise)
  • Temporary exclusion: Any of the following in the past 6 months: cancer requiring treatment (except for non-melanoma skin cancer), heart attack or failure, stroke, hip fracture, hip/knee replacement, spinal surgery, heart surgery, deep vein thrombosis, or pulmonary embolus
  • Temporary exclusion: Hospitalization in the past month
  • Temporary exclusion: Currently undergoing physical therapy or rehabilitation treatment for knee OA or impairments in mobility function

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 30 2019

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    January 31 2025

    Estimated Enrollment :

    280 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04099394

    Start Date

    October 30 2019

    End Date

    January 31 2025

    Last Update

    January 28 2025

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    University of Washington

    Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195-6540