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Evaluation of Walk With Ease in Arthritis

NCT00526435 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 468

Last updated 2011-03-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overall goal of this study is to determine the whether the Walk with Ease (WWE) program in its 2 version (group-assisted and self-directed) can increase physical activity and fitness levels among individuals (18 years and older) with arthritis over the long-term. Participants will be approximately 657 subjects from 20-24 rural and urban communities across North Carolina. It is expected that participants in the WWE program will have reduced pain, improved function and increased activity levels after participation in this 6-week program.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Walk with Ease - Group

Participate in 6-week, 1 hour per week group assisted classes (with instructor).

BEHAVIORAL

Walk with Ease - Self

SUbject will receive the WWE workbook and follow it without group/instructor assistance.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jennifer M Hootman, PhD · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • Leigh F Callahan, PhD · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-10-31
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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