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Increasing physical activity in older people with chronic pai

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Topic: Primary Care, Musculoskeletal disorders, Ageing
Subtopic: Musculoskeletal (all Subtopics), Ageing, Primary care
Disease: Musculoskeletal, All Diseases, All Ageing
Signs and Symptoms
Musculoskeletal pain
Registration Number
ISRCTN10158028
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Keele
Brief Summary

2018 protocol in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29218808/ (added 14/05/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
160
Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults aged 65 years and over
2. Consulted at their general practice for musculoskeletal pain in one or more index sites (foot, knee, hip, back, shoulder or neck) in the last 12 months
3. Registered with one of the participating GP practices during the specified trial period for that practice
4. Chronic Pain Grade score of between 2 to 4, determined through a brief postal chronic pain screening survey
5. Able to provide full, informed, written consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Traumatic injury related pain (recent sports injury, fall or accident) to rule out traumatic fractures
2. Patients with complex medical conditions deemed at risk of exercise­related complications by their GP (e.g. chest pain on exertion, severe hypertension, congestive heart failure, syncope, uncontrolled epilepsy, recent fracture, active and severe synovitis)
3. Vulnerable patients (i.e. patients with significant cognitive impairment (e.g. dementia), or in palliative stage of care)
4. Patients who reside in a residential or nursing home

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Acceptability and feasibility of training the HCAs and delivery of the iPOPP intervention.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ot provided at time of registration.
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