Life-Style Medicine for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Older People

Sponsor
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Study ID
NCT07194239
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Chronic Pain
  • Musculoskeletal
  • Musculoskeletal Pain
  • Pain Management

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
60 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Lifestyle medicine Health coaching — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants assigned to this group will have 4 face-to-face sessions with the health coach. Lifestyle modifications with the aim of pain reduction will be determined in a shared decision-making approach. Lifestyle modifications will be based on the 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine: Physical activity, Healthy eating, Stress reduction, Sleep restoration, Social Support, and Avoiding risky substances. The health coach will make use of motivational techniques such as motivational interviewing to guide and assist participants in realizing the lifestyle modifications.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the clinical effectiveness of lifestyle medicine in reducing chronic musculoskeletal pain in older adults, as measured by pain intensity, pain interference, self-management efficacy, stress level, sleep quality, healthier diet, better quality of life, and cost-effectiveness, compared to a waitlist control group. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or the waitlist group. The intervention group will meet the health coach face-to-face for four sessions to negotiate and set personalized health goals. The waitlist control group will continue to receive usual care without any additional intervention for 24 weeks. Both groups will complete three assessments: at the start of the study, one month after the intervention, and three months after the intervention. The waitlist control group will be offered the same intervention after completing the study.

Key Dates

First listed
Sep 26, 2025
Start date
Feb 9, 2025
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
Oct 31, 2027
Completion
Oct 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
268 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • No Intervention: Waitlist control
    Patients allocated to the Waitlist arm will continue receiving their "usual care" without any additional intervention until they have completed the outcome assessment at 24 weeks.
  • Experimental: Intervention group
    A coaching context to enhance the well-being of individuals and to facilitate the achievement of their health-related goals. The coach will negotiate and set personalized health goals with participants, ensuring the goals are realistic, achievable, and aligned with their needs.

Primary Outcome Measure

Brief Pain Inventory - Severity score [ Time Frame: Week 0, 12, 24 ]

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