Help Arthritis With Exercise in West Virginia (HARE)

December 22, 2015 updated by: Jennifer Hootman

Arthritis Benefits of a Physical Activity Program in West Virginia: Evaluation of EnhanceFitness

The purpose of this project is to determine if an evidence-based, community-delivered physical activity program, EnhanceFitness, yields benefits for participants with arthritis. The 3-year project will: 1) conduct a meta-analysis of community-based exercise programs for adults, 2) implement and evaluate the EnhanceFitness program in West Virginia using a randomized, controlled (wait list) design, and 3) disseminate the results to community and public health partners. It is anticipated that participation in the EnhanceFitness program will result in reduced pain, improved physical function and physical activity levels for adults with arthritis.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

323

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • West Virginia
      • Morgantown, West Virginia, United States, 26506-9196
        • West Virginia University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 and older
  • Any type of self-reported, doctor-diagnosed arthritis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any co-existing conditions where exercise is a contraindicated
  • Impaired cognitive status
  • Non-ambulatory

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Exercise
Subjects will be randomized to exercise (12 week EnhanceFitness class) or a wait-list control group.
Behavioral: 12-weeks EnhanceFitness
EnhanceFitness class for 12 weeks, 3 times per week for 1 hour sessions.
Other: Control
Wait-list control group will receive intervention after 12-weeks.
Behavioral: Control
Participants randomized to the wait-list control group will continue their regular activities for 12 weeks and then be offered the exercise intervention (EnhanceFitness).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Pain Severity
Time Frame: 8 months
8 months
Physical activity level
Time Frame: 8 months
8 months
Physical Function
Time Frame: 8 months
8 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Health-related quality of life
Time Frame: 8 months
8 months
Arthritis self-efficacy
Time Frame: 8 months
8 months
Self-efficacy for exercise
Time Frame: 8 months
8 months
Exercise perceptions
Time Frame: 8 months
8 months
Social support
Time Frame: 8 months
8 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Jennifer Hootman

Collaborators

West Virginia University

Investigators

  • Study Director: Jennifer M Hootman, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 6, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 6, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

September 10, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 24, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 22, 2015

Last Verified

December 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDC-NCCDPHP-AAMC-0944
  • AAMC-0944

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