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Current status, barriers, and needs for digital management of chronic musculoskeletal pain in community-dwelling older adults: A qualitative focus group study

Current status, barriers, and needs for digital management of chronic musculoskeletal pain in community-dwelling older adults: A qualitative focus group study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600127042
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-06-23
Start date
2026-06-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Chronic musculoskeletal pain

Interventions

Rehabilitation professional participant group:N/A

Sponsors

Shanghai Seventh People's Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elderly patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: (1) age >=60 years old; (2) meet the above diagnostic criteria for CMP; (3) current complaint of pain, numeric rating scale (NRS) score >=1; (4) Willing to sign the informed consent form and complete the relevant interview and basic information questionnaire survey. Rehabilitation professionals: (1) Providing healthcare for elderly patients with CMP (e.g. rehabilitation physicians, physiotherapists/rehabilitation therapists, pain physicians, general practitioners experienced in the management of CMP, community nurses/specialist geriatric nurses); (2) basic ability to operate a smartphone/computer, or openness to digital health tools;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patient participants: (1)Presence of cognitive, psychiatric, sensory, or communication impairments; (2)Underwent surgery within the past 6 months; (3)Suffering from serious comorbidities, including major organ failure, active infection, or malignancy; (4)Had unstable angina or myocardial infarction within the previous 3 months; (5)Resting heart rate >120 bpm, systolic blood pressure >180 mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure >100 mmHg; (6)Diagnosed with severe chronic heart failure or other serious systemic diseases; (7)Other severe progressive neurological disorders that could significantly affect participation (e.g., Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy); (8)Lower limb fracture or dislocation within the past 6 months; (9)History of cancer or currently undergoing cancer treatment. 2.Rehabilitation professional participants: (1)specialise in fields unrelated to CMP management (e.g., ophthalmology or dermatology); (2)have exclusively administrative roles without direct clinical contact; (3)Unable to attend the discussion at the scheduled time.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
pain experiences, self-management practices, and expectations regarding telerehabilitation;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Measure the acceptability, perceptual barriers, and facilitating factors of remote rehabilitation, as well as the related needs for design and implementation;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLiming Jiang

Shanghai Seventh People's Hospital

qyjlm1487@163.com+86 17621678676

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026