The Oxford Pain, Activity and Lifestyle (OPAL) Cohort Study

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

5409 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-10-04

Study Completion Date

2023-03-31

Brief Summary

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The OPAL study is about health outcomes in older adults. The investigators are surveying 4,000 adults across England to see how health and physical activity change over time. The information that is collected will help the investigators to understand how a person's health, including conditions such as back pain, affect their mobility as they age, and provide insight into improving the management of health in older adults.

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Detailed Description

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The Oxford Pain, Activity and Lifestyle (OPAL) study is a large cohort study of community dwelling adults (n=4000) aged 65 years and over. This cohort data will allow the investigators to describe the prevalence, severity, course and prognosis a range of musculoskeletal problems in older people. The initial focus is to evaluate the impact of back pain on important health outcomes for older people (quality of life, mobility, falls and fractures). In order to do this, the investigators will study people with and without back pain at the inception of the cohort. The OPAL cohort will be followed for 5 years in the first instance and the investigators will study a range of factors hypothesised to moderate and mediate the effects of back and other musculoskeletal pain for example, co-morbidities.

The OPAL cohort will be sampled from older people registered with primary care practices.

The investigators aim to develop a prognostic tool using the cohort data that will help older people, GPs and other health professionals identify when LBP is a risk factor for disability, functional limitation and loss of mobility, and when LBP should be prioritised as a treatment target.

Conditions

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Low Back Pain

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Registered with a primary care practice.
* 65 years and over.

Exclusion Criteria

* Living in a residential care or nursing home.
* Has a terminal condition with a life expectancy of less than 6 months.
* Any substantial health or social concern that, in the opinion of the patient's GP, would place the patient at increased risk or inability to participate including known inability to provide informed consent e.g. Dementia.

Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes