Couples-Oriented Psychosocial Intervention for Osteoarthritis

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Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if osteoarthritis patients and their spouses experience greater health benefits from a couples-oriented psychosocial intervention than a patient-oriented psychosocial intervention, and to determine if each intervention is more beneficial than patient usual medical care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00230945

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

543

Starts

2000-01-01

Expected to finish

2004-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-03-28

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• osteoarthritis in back, hips, and/or knees(patients) married and co-residing age 50 or older pain of at least moderate intensity difficulty with at least one instrumental ADL receiving help from spouse w/ at least one instrumental IADL

You may not qualify if…

• fibromyalgia or rheumatoid arthritis taken Arthritis Self-Help Course in past 5 years

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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