Computer-guided Action Planning to Support Physical Activity (CAPPA) for Employees with Chronic Knee Symptoms

Launched by MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY · Dec 10, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, called CAPPA, is looking to see if a health coaching program combined with a Fitbit can help employees with chronic knee pain become more active. The goal is to find out if more people in the health coaching group can reach at least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity each week compared to those who receive basic health education and a Fitbit without the coaching. Researchers also want to see if they can predict who might struggle to reach these activity goals based on data collected from the Fitbit during the first month of the study.

To participate, you need to be at least 18 years old, currently employed at a participating workplace, and have been experiencing knee pain or stiffness regularly over the past year. During the study, participants will take part in an online orientation, complete three assessment sessions over six months, and receive health coaching sessions over 12 weeks. The coaching will help create personalized action plans to improve physical activity and provide education on managing knee symptoms and overall well-being. If you're interested and meet the eligibility criteria, this could be a great opportunity to improve your health and stay active!

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Eligibility criteria

• • Inclusion Criteria: Participants must be
• • 1. Age \>/= 18 years
• • 2. Employed at a participating workplace
• • 3. Report pain, aching or stiffness in or around the knee over the past 12 months
• • 4. Report chronic pain, aching or stiffness in or around knee on most days for at least a month over the past 12 months
• • 5. Have access to a device with active internet access to view study dashboard
• • Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be excluded if they
• • 1. Currently meet CDC PA guidelines (per baseline accelerometer assessment)
• • 2. Have had a joint replacement on the symptomatic side or plan to have one within the next year
• • 3. Have serious medical conditions or impairments that, in the investigators' view, would create safety concerns in the trial such as uncontrolled hypertension (SPB\>160 or diastolic ≥ 100 mm), or symptoms of unstable cardiac or pulmonary disease in the past month ( using the 2021 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+)
• • 4. Are unable to walk 50' with or without an assistive device
• • 5. Plan to relocate from the region within the next year
• • 6. Have limited English literacy
• • 7. Carry a diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis