The Beat Pain Better Trial
Recruiting now · Phase 3
Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis, Chronic Pain Management
In brief
The Beat Pain Better study examines strategies to increase the reach of evidence-based interventions for persons with osteoarthritis (OA) in communities that experience disparities. The study is a hybrid type 3 effectiveness-imple-mentation trial using sequential, multiple assignment, ran¬domi¬zation to evaluate 1) two text mes¬saging strat¬egies to reach persons with OA and enroll them in physical activity counseling provided by physical therapists; and 2) two strat¬egies to engage enrolled persons in the Walk with Ease (WWE) intervention for sustained self-management.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06932887
- Run by
- University of Utah
- People needed
- 346
- Starts
- 2025-05-28
- Expected to finish
- 2028-03-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-01-29
Who can join
Age: 45 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 45 or older;
- Visit in participating medical clinic within the past 6 months
- OA diagnosis code related to lower extremity and/or spine on the problem list or associ¬ated with an encounter in the past 6 months
- Has functioning cell phone able to receive calls and texts
You may not qualify if…
- Unable to participate in a regular walking program defined as the ability to walk for at least five minutes with or without the use of an assistive device.
- Medical contraindication to participation in physical activity
- Unable to communicate in either Spanish or English
Where it is running
- Association for Utah Community Health — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (enrolling)
- Vamos Health — West Valley City, Utah, United States (enrolling)
- University of Utah — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.