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Weight Loss and Exercise for Communities With Arthritis in North Carolina

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02577549

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Brief summary

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This study aims to develop and demonstrate the effectiveness of a systematic, practical, cost-effective diet-induced weight loss and exercise intervention in both urban and rural communities that can reduce pain and improve other clinical outcomes in knee OA patients. This pragmatic community-based trial will determine if the investigators previous findings translate to real-world settings and will address common concerns about barriers to effectiveness/ implementation.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02577549
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Wake Forest University
Other
Enrollment
823 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Behavioral

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
50 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date
Dec 31, 2015
Primary completion
May 27, 2021
Completion
May 27, 2021
Last update posted
Jun 26, 2023

2016 – 2021

United States locations

U.S. sites
3
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
3
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Johnston County - UNC Chapel Hill Chapel Hill North Carolina 27516
Haywood County - Haywood Regional Medical Center Waynesville North Carolina 28721
Forsyth County - Wake Forest University/Wake Forest University Health Sciences Winston-Salem North Carolina 27109

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