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Community-based Exercise for Older Adults With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: a Randomised Controlled Feasibility Trial
Led by University of Limerick · Updated on 2024-12-12
72
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
17 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are studying community-based exercise programs tailored for older adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain in Ireland. This study aims to address the lack of resources in chronic pain management by evaluating whether specialized exercise classes, led by trainers educated in pain neuroscience, can help reduce the need for secondary healthcare. The trial also explores how exercise can be adapted to support people with chronic pain, considering their unique challenges and fears of symptom worsening. The study involves trained exercise trainers leading weekly classes for 8 weeks, offering activities such as Tai Chi, Activator Pole walking, Aquarobics, yoga, Pilates, or circuit-style fitness. Participants in the intervention group receive these classes plus a paper-based education manual on physical activity and pain management based on "Explain Pain" principles. The control group receives only the education manual and continues usual care but will be offered the exercise classes after completing follow-up assessments. Participants will be engaged through regular assessments including pain intensity, function, emotional health, satisfaction, physical activity levels, and quality of life before and after the 8-week intervention. Researchers will monitor recruitment, retention, refusal, and attendance rates throughout the study. The trial lasts 8 weeks with follow-ups to assess the impact of tailored exercise on chronic pain management and participants' wellbeing.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Community-based Exercise for Older Adults With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Participants aged 50 years or older
- Report chronic musculoskeletal pain lasting 3 months or more
- Not currently meeting exercise guidelines of 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week as measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
You will not qualify if you...
- Health conditions that could worsen with exercise such as neurological or cardiovascular diseases
- Presence of post-exertional malaise as screened by the DePaul Post-Exertional Malaise Questionnaire
- Recent trauma or surgery
- Significant mobility issues limiting exercise participation
- Inability to communicate sufficiently in English to complete consent or baseline assessments
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 8 weeks
Participants in the intervention group attend weekly exercise classes adapted for people with chronic musculoskeletal pain, while those in the control group receive a paper-based education manual and continue with usual care.
Weekly visits for 8 weeks
Duration - Short period after 8 weeks
Participants complete final assessments after the intervention period. Control group participants are offered the opportunity to participate in the exercise classes after their final assessments.
1 final visit (in-person)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Limerick, Ireland
Limerick, Ireland, V94 TPPX
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Research Team
K
Karen McCreesh, PhD
M
Mairead Conneely, PhD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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