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Life-Style Medicine for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Older People
Led by Chinese University of Hong Kong · Updated on 2026-05-07
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
142 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the clinical effectiveness of lifestyle medicine in reducing chronic musculoskeletal pain in older adults, as measured by pain intensity, pain interference, self-management efficacy, stress level, sleep quality, healthier diet, better quality of life, and cost-effectiveness, compared to a waitlist control group. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or the waitlist group. The intervention group will meet the health coach face-to-face for four sessions to negotiate and set personalized health goals. The waitlist control group will continue to receive usual care without any additional intervention for 24 weeks. Both groups will complete three assessments: at the start of the study, one month after the intervention, and three months after the intervention. The waitlist control group will be offered the same intervention after completing the study.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Life-Style Medicine for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Older People
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Chronic musculoskeletal pain lasting more than 3 months, either persistent or intermittent, including pain in joints, limbs, back, or neck
- A degenerative joint condition such as osteoarthritis, or musculoskeletal pain classified as chronic primary or secondary musculoskeletal pain under ICD-11
- Pain intensity score of 4 or higher on a 10-point numerical scale
- Stable baseline physical activity level
- Ability to understand written and spoken Chinese
You will not qualify if you...
- Cancer-related pain
- Inflammatory rheumatic disease
- History of stroke or major surgery within the past 6 months
- Terminal illness
- Serious mental illness
- Severe or uncontrolled heart disease
- Other medical conditions that prevent active participation in the study
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
4/F, Lek Yuen Health Center, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Research Team
C
Cheryl Fung, Bachelor
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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