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A Mobile Intervention to Reduce Pain and Improve Health (MORPH)

NCT03377634 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2021-01-22

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Summary

Chronic pain contributes to declining health and function in older adults; effects that are intensified by obesity and sedentary (sitting) behavior. The purpose of this study is to develop and test a novel, patient-centered intervention to reduce pain and improve physical function in older, obese adults. The study will utilize a combination of telephone based coaching and smartphone tools to deliver this novel intervention to decrease both body weight and sitting behavior. The long-term goals of this project are to test the efficacy of the intervention and to develop it as a tool for clinicians to provide outside-of-clinic patient-centered support for overweight/obese older adults with chronic pain.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

MORPH

Participants will engage in 12 weekly group coaching sessions discussion behavioral approaches to pain management, weight loss, and daily physical activity. The first three sessions (i.e., weeks 1 - 3) will occur in-person, and the remaining 9 will take place via telephone. All intervention participants will receive access to an activity monitor, smart scale, and smartphone app that aims to provide support for daily physical activity and weight loss.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amber K Brooks, MD · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
79 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-08-07
Primary Completion
2020-02-28
Completion
2020-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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