The Beat Pain Better Trial
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age45+
SponsorUniversity of Utah
About this trial
The Beat Pain Better study examines strategies to increase the reach of evidence-based interventions for persons with osteoarthritis (OA) in communities that experience disparities. The study is a hybrid type 3 effectiveness-imple-mentation trial using sequential, multiple assignment, ran¬domi¬zation to evaluate 1) two text mes¬saging strat¬egies to reach persons with OA and enroll them in physical activity counseling provided by physical therapists; and 2) two strat¬egies to engage enrolled persons in the Walk with Ease (WWE) intervention for sustained self-management.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 45 or older;
Visit in participating medical clinic within the past 6 months
OA diagnosis code related to lower extremity and/or spine on the problem list or associ¬ated with an encounter in the past 6 months
Has functioning cell phone able to receive calls and texts
Disqualifiers
Unable to participate in a regular walking program defined as the ability to walk for at least five minutes with or without the use of an assistive device.
Medical contraindication to participation in physical activity
Unable to communicate in either Spanish or English
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Text Messaging
- Motivational Messaging
- Physical Activity Counseling and Self-Directed Walk with Ease
- Enhanced Walk with Ease
Treatment groups
346 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov