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Expanding Exercise Programming for Veterans Through Telehealth (CDA 22-066)
Led by VA Office of Research and Development · Updated on 2026-04-08
50
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
26 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating the acceptability and feasibility of a group telehealth exercise program designed for Veterans with symptomatic knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA). This randomized pilot trial aims to understand how well Veterans can participate in and respond to exercise sessions delivered remotely, along with supportive text messaging. The study focuses on recruitment, retention, participant satisfaction, and overall experience, while also exploring changes in OA symptoms and physical activity levels over time. Participants receive a 3-month group telehealth exercise program combined with text messaging, followed by a 6-month maintenance phase. During maintenance, one group receives text messaging alone, while the other receives text messaging plus monthly group telehealth exercise booster sessions. This setup allows comparison of the two approaches to supporting continued exercise among Veterans. Throughout the study, data will be collected at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months. Researchers will track the number of referrals, session attendance, and recruitment as primary outcomes related to feasibility. Acceptability will be measured with surveys and interviews covering satisfaction and reasons for participation. Additionally, changes in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and physical performance will be monitored remotely via telehealth sessions.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Expanding Exercise Programming for Veterans Through Telehealth
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of symptomatic knee or hip osteoarthritis
- Veterans receiving care at Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Primary Care Clinics with at least one VA visit within the past year
- Physically inactive as defined by the study
You will not qualify if you...
- No telephone access
- Hip or knee surgery, or acute meniscus or anterior cruciate ligament tear in the past six months
- Recent hospitalization for cardiovascular or cerebrovascular event
- Serious mental health condition or behavioral issues preventing group exercise participation
- Terminal illness
- Motor neuron diseases
- Severely impaired hearing, vision, or speech
- Non-English speaking
- Current participation in another osteoarthritis, exercise, or lifestyle change study
- Any other health condition that would prevent study participation as determined by self-report or physician
- No primary care physician visit in past 12 months
- Pregnant women
- Insufficient internet connectivity to join group telehealth sessions
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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 or remote)
Duration - 3 months
Participants engage in group telehealth exercise sessions along with text messaging support. This includes 3 months of exercise initiation plus text messaging.
Weekly group telehealth exercise sessions plus ongoing text messaging
Duration - 6 months
Participants continue with 6 months of text messaging support plus monthly group telehealth exercise booster sessions to maintain exercise habits.
Monthly group telehealth booster sessions plus ongoing text messaging
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045-7211
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
L
Lauren Abbate, MD
A
Andrew T Stephens
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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