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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