Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Exercise for Older Adults With Chronic Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT05528536
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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)
The goal of this trial is to learn if combining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and exercise works to reduce pain intensity, pain interference, and depressive symptoms in older adults with chronic pain and depressive symptoms. Researchers will compare ACT + exercise intervention (ACEx) to ACT + art intervention (Art+Ex) and usual care to see if ACT + exercise intervention works to reduce pain intensity, pain interference, and depressive symptoms. Participants will receive ACEx program, Art+Ex program, or usual care for 8 weeks and complete tests before and after the programs.
Study details
- Official title
- Investigation of the Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Exercise in Older Adults With Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Older Adults
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Exercise
- Psychosocial Intervention
- Art
- Interventions
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Collaborators
- The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust; Aberdeen Kai-fong Welfare Association; Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong; Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council Limited; Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association; Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council
- Start date
- 2022-05-15
- Primary completion
- 2023-12-31
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 60 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * age 60 years or above; and * have depressive symptoms of mild level or above (PHQ \> 5) * have chronic pain (\>3 months) * able to give informed consent to participate Exclusion Criteria: * known history of autism, intellectual disability, schizophrenia-spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, Parkinson's disease, or dementia * (temporary exclusion criteria) imminent suicidal risk difficulty in communication * have had stroke, fracture, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular surgery, artery disease, surgery on vertebrae, and knee replacement in the past 6 months * physical activity prohibited by a medical professional
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05528536