The Pain & Aging: Combined Interventions for Fitness in the Community (PACIFIC) Study is a clinical trial funded by the National Institute on Aging, which is a Federal agency that is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent, leading cause of pain that limits physical functioning in older adults. Many older adults with painful knee OA return to sedentary lifestyles when structured exercise programs end. Therefore, we developed a group-based behavioral health (BH) program for older adults with painful knee OA that complements Enhance Fitness (EF) – a multicomponent, community-based exercise program for older adults, involving balance, strength, and endurance training. This clinical trial will determine the added benefit of combining exercise and behavioral health education (versus exercise and aging and health education) to improve physical activity in community-dwelling older adults who have painful knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Study Website: https://sites.google.com/uw.edu/pacific-study/home
Clinical Trials.gov: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04099394
Funding: National Institute on Aging (NIA)