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A New Model to Reach Vulnerable Older Adults With Pain Self-management Support

CompletedNot applicableNCT04095650
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

Learning chronic pain self-management skills can help patients improve daily functioning and quality of life, while avoiding risks associated with opioids and other pharmacological treatments. Community health workers (CHWs) may help make chronic pain self-management interventions more accessible to older adults living in underserved communities. The goal of this study is to conduct a feasibility test of a chronic pain self-management intervention delivered by CHWs, in conjunction with mobile health tools, in a sample of 25 older adults recruited from community sites in Detroit, Michigan. This study will involve the use of mixed quantitative and qualitative methods to assess participant engagement and satisfaction, and change in pain-related outcomes.

Study details

Official title
A New Model to Reach Vulnerable Older Adults With Pain Self-management Support
Conditions
Interventions
  • Behavioral: STEPS (Seniors using Technology to Engage in Pain Self-management)
Sponsor
University of Michigan
Collaborators
National Institute on Aging (NIA); American Pain Society
Start date
2019-09-20
Primary completion
2020-05-14
Sex
All
Age range
from 60 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * English-proficient * Age \>= 60 years * Ambulatory with or without assistive device * Community-living * Have a cell or landline phone * Have Internet access (home or elsewhere) * Self-reported chronic musculoskeletal pain (pain in muscles or joints for \> 3 months); \>4 (0-10 scale) average pain level over last week; \>1 day/previous 30 when pain made it difficult to do usual activities * Ability to attend a one-time study orientation session Exclusion Criteria: * Serious acute illness or hospitalization in last month * Planned surgery in next three months * Significant cognitive impairment as indicated by affirmative response to question: "Do you have significant difficulties with your memory that get in the way of your usual daily activities?" * Other severe physical or psychiatric disorder judged by study team to pose significant barrier to deriving program benefit.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04095650