Expanding Exercise Programming for Veterans Through Telehealth

Conditions

• Arthritis

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Group Telehealth Exercise Sessions with text messaging plus booster sessions — BEHAVIORAL
  Participants receive 3 months of group telehealth exercise initiation plus text messaging followed by 6 months of text messaging plus monthly group telehealth exercise booster sessions.

Study Details

The goal of this study is to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of a group telehealth exercise program for Veterans with lower extremity osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: This is a randomized pilot trial where Veterans (n=50) receive a group telehealth exercise program (3 months), followed by an exercise maintenance phase (6 months) that includes either text messaging alone or text messaging plus group telehealth exercise booster sessions. The primary outcomes for this study are feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. Feasibility will be assessed through number and source of referrals, recruitment, and retention. Acceptability will be assessed through surveys and interviews for participants and providers addressing reasons for participation, satisfaction, perceived appropriateness, and overall experience containing Likert scales and both yes/no and open-ended questions. Exploratory outcomes, assessed at multiple time points during the course of the study, will measure changes in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and changes in performance measure and physical activity assessed remotely through individual telehealth sessions. Data will be collected at baseline, 3-, 6-, and 9-month follow-up.

Key Dates

Start date

Apr 1, 2023

Status verified

Apr 2026

Primary completion

Sep 30, 2026

Completion

Mar 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

• Experimental: Exercise Initiation and Maintenance with Text Messaging and Booster Sessions
  Participants receive 3 months of group telehealth exercise initiation plus text messaging followed by 6 months of text messaging plus monthly group telehealth exercise booster sessions.
• Active Comparator: Exercise Initiation and Maintenance with Text Messaging alone
  Participants receive 3 months of group telehealth exercise initiation plus text messaging followed by 6 months of text messaging alone.

Primary Outcome Measure

Number of Referrals [ Time Frame: 3 months ]

Central Contacts

• Lauren Abbate, MD
  (303) 399-8020
  [email protected]
• Andrew T Stephens
  (720) 723-6726
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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