chronic musculoskeletal pain
Conditions
Interventions
Two groups:Neuromuscular training, 12 classes, 6 weeks, twice a week versus Waiting list control, Elderly exercise pamphlets
Sponsors
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (i) community-dwelling older adults (age =65 years); and (ii) mobile over 10?m with or without a walking aid; (iii) present of chronic musculoskeletal pain over the past month and for at least 3 month of the previous year; (iv) pain intensity score = 3 on a numerical rating scale of 10; (v) stable baseline activity; (vi) able to understand written and verbal Chinese.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (i) dementia or mild cognitive impairment (including those showing any signs of cognitive impairment as advised by the scheme manager/medical records); (ii) MSK pain due to uncontrolled rheumatic disease ; (iii) a recent self-reported history of stroke or major surgery (in the past 6 months); (iv) terminally ill; (v) has a serious mental illness; (vi) comorbid conditions which might interfere with the participant's active participation in the study; (vii) severe or uncontrolled heart disease; (viii) participants with major joint replacement or spinal surgery; and (ix) participants who fulfil the diagnostic criteria of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) by the Center of Disease Control, which is a debilitating and complex disorder characterized by intense fatigue, which worsens with physical and mental exertion, with widespread pain as one of its presentations.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Brief Pain Inventory; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ);Timed up and go test;Grip strength;General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7);Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9);Health Survey (SF-12);Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (IADL);Frailty Scale;Sarcopenia Assessment;Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE);Stanford Expectations of Treatment Scale (SETS); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactRegina Wing Shan SIT
Division of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed