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First received: December 07, 2022

Clinical Trial: Engaging African American Older Adults With Arthritis in a Physical Activity Intervention

Study Status: COMPLETED

Recruit Status: COMPLETED

Condition: Osteoarthritis, Knee

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Enhancing Recruitment and Engagement of African American Older Adults With Osteoarthritis Pain in a Behavioral Pain Management and Physical Activity Intervention

Brief Summary: Physical activity like walking is one important way to reduce pain and improve wellbeing for older adults with knee and hip arthritis, but most older adults and particularly those who identify as African American struggle to walk regularly.Many African Americans with arthritis have worse outcomes (like worse pain, worse overall health) than other racial and ethnic groups for many reasons including racist policies and ideas that make getting good health care more difficult.It is therefore most important to identify…

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