Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Exercise for Older Adults With Chronic Pain

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Chronic Pain
• Older Adults
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Exercise
• Psychosocial Intervention
• Art

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

A two-hour ACT will focus on enhancing participant's psychological flexibility towards pain. All sessions will be delivered face-to-face within their local community centre.

OTHER

Art

To be comparable with the experimental group, the Art session will be a two-hour long session which aims to share different art techniques, without any active components. All sessions will be delivered face-to-face within their local community centre.

OTHER

Exercise

An hour of low-to-moderate resistance exercise aims to increase their strength and balance. All sessions will be delivered face-to-face within their local community centre.

OTHER

Treatment as usual

treatment as usual within their community centres

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust

  collaborator OTHER

• Aberdeen Kai-fong Welfare Association

  collaborator OTHER

• Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong

  collaborator OTHER

• Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council Limited

  collaborator OTHER

• Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association

  collaborator OTHER

• Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council

  collaborator OTHER

• The University of Hong Kong

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Terry Y.S. Lum, PhD · Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong

• Gloria Wong, PhD · School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

60 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-05-15

Primary Completion

2023-12-31

Completion

2024-01-19

Countries

• Hong Kong

Study Locations