Status:

COMPLETED

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

Lead Sponsor:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Conditions:

Chronic Pain

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

65-79 years

Phase:

NA

Brief 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 ...

Detailed Description

Chronic pain has emerged as an urgent age-related health issue that significantly effects physical functioning and quality of life, with the unfavorable effects worsened by both obesity and sedentary ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Own smartphone
  • Pain in 2 of 5 areas (i.e., back, neck, shoulders, hips, knees) on most days during the previous 3 months
  • No contraindication for participation in exercise with approval for participation by their physician
  • Obese (BMI=30-45 kg/m2)
  • Weight-stable (i.e., no weight loss or gain \> 5% in the past 6 months)
  • Low-active (i.e., engaging in less than 2 days/week of structured physical activity for at least 20 minutes).
  • Approved for participation by LMC Pain Center Director and Dr. Brooks
  • Willingness to provide consent; Agree to all study procedures and assessments; Able to provide own transportation to study visits
  • Access to home Wi-Fi and smartphone device

Exclusion

  • Dependent on cane or walker
  • \>1 fall (injurious or non-injurious) in past year
  • Vision insufficient to read a smartphone screen, unable to read
  • Participation in regular resistance training and/or \> 20 mins/d of aerobic exercise in past 6 months
  • No contraindication to exercise
  • Unable to walk without assistive devices
  • Cognitive impairment as indicated by a Montreal Cognitive Assessment score \< 22
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (\>160/90 mmHg);
  • Current or recent past (within 1 year) severe symptomatic heart disease, uncontrolled angina, stroke, chronic respiratory disease requiring oxygen, neurological or hematological disease; cancer requiring treatment in past yr, except non-melanoma skin cancers
  • Regular use of: growth hormones, oral steroids, or prescription osteoporosis medications
  • Current participation in other research study targeting pain, physical activity, or weight loss

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 7 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 28 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

33 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03377634

Start Date

August 7 2018

End Date

February 28 2020

Last Update

January 22 2021

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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Pain Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157