Improving Health for Older Adults With Pain Through Engagement

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Chronic Pain Musculoskeletal Pain
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
55 and older
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
200 (estimated)
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this project is to conduct a randomized, hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial (N=200) to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a 10-week mind-body and walking program (GetActive+) vs treatment as usual (TAU). The investigators will test for improvements in self-reported, performance-based (i.e., six-minute walk test), and objective (i.e., step-count) physical fun…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Older Adults (i.e., age \>=55) 2. Diagnosed musculoskeletal chronic pain of any type (e.g., pain \> 3 months) 3. Pain score \>=4 (moderate) on the Numerical Rating Scale 4. Cognitively able to participate as measured by the Short Portable Mental Health questionnaires (e.g., \…
Contacts

Ana-Maria Vranceanu, PhD

617-724-4977

avranceanu@mgh.harvard.edu

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Christine Ritchie, MD, MPH

617-726-1382

csritchie@mgh.harvard.edu,

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