A Community Health Worker-Led Program for Chronic Pain and Loneliness in Older Adults
NCT ID: NCT06671925
Last Updated: 2025-12-18
Study Results
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
80 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-12-31
2026-06-30
Brief Summary
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1. Does participating in SCOOP result in less pain interference with daily life?
2. Does participating in SCOOP result in decreased loneliness?
3. What is the level of participant engagement in SCOOP? Researchers will compare people who have participated in SCOOP with people who have not participated in SCOOP to see if SCOOP is helpful in decreasing pain interference and loneliness.
Participants will:
1. Watch brief videos teaching strategies to manage pain and boost social connections.
2. Engage in up to 7 weekly coaching sessions with a community health worker.
3. Complete two telephone interviews about health, mental health, and functioning: one at baseline, and one 2 months later.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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SCOOP Intervention Group
SCOOP is a 7-week intervention, delivered primarily over the telephone by community health workers, to support chronic pain self-management and social connectedness.
Strengthening COnnections to Overcome Pain (SCOOP)
Each week for 7 weeks, SCOOP intervention group participants will watch a brief video on the study website teaching a pain management or social connectedness skill and have a session with a community health worker, where they will receive support with behavioral goal-setting related to pain management and/or social connections. Participants will be screened for unmet social needs and connected to appropriate resources.
Control group
Control group participants receive usual care between the baseline and 8-week follow-up survey. After completing the follow-up survey, control participants will be invited to take part in an educational workshop about pain and loneliness and will receive all intervention materials.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Strengthening COnnections to Overcome Pain (SCOOP)
Each week for 7 weeks, SCOOP intervention group participants will watch a brief video on the study website teaching a pain management or social connectedness skill and have a session with a community health worker, where they will receive support with behavioral goal-setting related to pain management and/or social connections. Participants will be screened for unmet social needs and connected to appropriate resources.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Have a mobile or landline phone;
* Self-reported chronic musculoskeletal pain (pain in muscles or joints for \>= 3 months, \>=4 (0-10 scale) average pain level over last week, \>=1 day/previous 30 when pain made it difficult to do usual activities);
* Self-reported loneliness (Feeling lonely "some of the time" or more often);
* Able to converse comfortably in English.
Exclusion Criteria
* Planned major surgery in the next three months that would interfere with program participation (e.g., knee or hip replacement);
* Severe cognitive impairment or other severe physical or psychiatric disorder judged by study team to pose a significant barrier to participation.
60 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Institute on Aging (NIA)
NIH
Northern Michigan Health Consortium
UNKNOWN
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
OTHER
University of Michigan
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Mary Janevic
Research Associate Professor Department of Health Behavior and Health Equity University of Michigan School of Public Health
Locations
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Rebecca Lindsay, MPH
Role: primary
Other Identifiers
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HUM00261437
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id