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NCT06671925 | NOT YET RECRUITING | Chronic Pain

A Community Health Worker-Led Program for Chronic Pain and Loneliness in Older Adults
Sponsor:

University of Michigan

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Mary Janevic

Brief Summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to test a new community health worker-delivered program (Strengthening COnnections to Overcome Pain, or SCOOP) that teaches strategies for managing chronic pain and loneliness to older adults living in rural areas. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does participating in SCOOP result in less pain interference with daily life? 2. Does participating in SCOOP result in decreased loneliness? 3. What is the level of participant engagement in SCOOP? Researchers will compare people who have participated in SCOOP with people who have not participated in SCOOP to see if SCOOP is helpful in decreasing pain interference and loneliness. Participants will: 1. Watch brief videos teaching strategies to manage pain and boost social connections. 2. Engage in up to 7 weekly coaching sessions with a community health worker. 3. Complete two telephone interviews about health, mental health, and functioning: one at baseline, and one 2 months later.

Condition or disease

Chronic Pain

Intervention/treatment

Strengthening COnnections to Overcome Pain (SCOOP)

Phase

NA

Study Type : INTERVENTIONAL
Estimated Enrollment : 200 participants
Masking : NONE
Primary Purpose : TREATMENT
Official Title : Targeting Loneliness in the Context of Chronic Pain Self-Management: An Intervention for Older Adults Living in Rural Areas
Actual Study Start Date : 2025-01
Estimated Primary Completion Date : 2026-06
Estimated Study Completion Date : 2026-06

Information not available for Arms and Intervention/treatment

Ages Eligible for Study: 60 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
  • * Age \>= 60 years;
  • * Have a mobile or landline phone;
  • * Self-reported chronic musculoskeletal pain (pain in muscles or joints for \>= 3 months, \>=4 (0-10 scale) average pain level over last week, \>=1 day/previous 30 when pain made it difficult to do usual activities);
  • * Self-reported loneliness (Feeling lonely "some of the time" or more often);
  • * Able to converse comfortably in English.
Exclusion Criteria
  • * Serious acute illness or hospitalization in the last month;
  • * Planned major surgery in the next three months that would interfere with program participation (e.g., knee or hip replacement);
  • * Severe cognitive impairment or other severe physical or psychiatric disorder judged by study team to pose a significant barrier to participation.
A Community Health Worker-Led Program for Chronic Pain and Loneliness in Older Adults

Location Details

NCT06671925

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Locations

Not yet recruiting

United States, road cancer

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, road cancer, United States, 48109