Effectiveness of a Training Program in Improving Coping Skills in People With Arthritis Pain
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Official title
Coping Skills Training for Arthritis: An Effectiveness Trial
Brief summary
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of disability in the United States. Studies have shown that training patients to cope with pain improves physical and social functioning, increases self-efficacy, and reduces psychological distress. However, this type of training is not available to the vast majority of OA patients. This study will determine the effectiveness of a training program for coping with pain that will be administered in community medical practices. A THIRD ARM OF THE TRIAL WAS FUNDED 09/09. TREATED PATIENTS WILL BE RANDOMIZED TO (1)A 4-MONTH COMPUTER-DRIVEN TELEPHONE PROGRAM TO ENHANCE MAINTANENCE OF TREATMENT GAINS OR (2)USUAL CARE. THIS ARM WILL ONLY BE CONDUCTED AT THE STONY BROOK SITE.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00636454
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2, Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 257 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Coping skills training (CST) for chronic pain Behavioral
- Usual care Other
Behavioral · Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 21 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- May 2008 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Jun 2013 (Actual)
- Completion
- Jun 2013 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Sep 27, 2013
2008 – 2013
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 3
- U.S. states
- 2
- U.S. cities
- 3
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook Primary Care | Setauket | New York | 11733 | — |
| Rheumatology Associates of Long Island | Smithtown and Port Jefferson | New York | — | — |
| Piedmont Primary Care | Danville | Virginia | — | — |
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