Effectiveness of Tailored Activity Pacing for Symptomatic Osteoarthritis

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Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis, Pain

In brief

The primary objective of this project is to examine effectiveness of a tailored pacing intervention on fatigue, pain, and physical function compared to general pacing intervention and usual care groups. A secondary objective is to evaluate the natural history of symptoms and physical disability over time among people with knee and hip osteoarthritis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01192516

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

195

Starts

2010-01-01

Expected to finish

2013-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-07

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Age of 50 years and older
• Reported pain for at least 3 months
• Mild-moderate pain severity according to the WOMAC pain scale
• Radiographic evidence of knee or hip osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence score of 2 in at least one joint)
• Community-dwelling (i.e. own home, apartment, senior residence)
• Ambulatory with or without a cane or walker
• Adequate cognition to complete study activities (score of 5 on the 6-Item Screener)
• Ability to use the Actiwatch-S (Phillips-Respironics, Mini-Mitter, Bend OR)accelerometer to record symptoms and activity patterns (ascertained by completion of a learning module specific to the use of the device in this study)
• English-speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Self-reported medical history of conditions with pain and/or fatigue as a known and marked symptom (e.g multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis)
• Medically unstable (e.g. acute conditions or acute presentations of chronic conditions)
• Anemia (hemoglobin of <10 for men and <11 for women)
• Unmanaged thyroid dysfunction (Thyroid stimulating hormone <.035>5.5 mg/dl)
• 2 or more days of complete bed rest within the last month
• Limb hemiplegia or amputation
• Arthroscopic procedure within the previous 2 months
• Joint injection within the previous 3 months
• Total or partial joint replacement within the previous 6 months
• Self-reported illness or conditions that impair cooperation with the study team or ability to complete study procedures
• Current enrollee in physical or occupational therapy for symptoms associated with osteoarthritis
• Current attendance or attendance within the previous year in a cognitive behavioral therapy program or other self-management program that includes activity pacing instruction
• Any other unforeseen exclusion criteria that, by the opinion of the study personnel, would make the participant unable to safely or effectively complete the study.

Where it is running

• VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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