Program Evaluation of People With Arthritis Can Exercise

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the health and arthritis-specific benefits of participation in the Arthritis Foundation People with Arthritis Can Exercise program and to collect information to improve community-based dissemination of this program.

Detailed Description
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Only about 24% of people with arthritis report sufficient physical activity to provide general health benefits. Research has demonstrated that many people with arthritis can safely exercise to improve fitness and health. The People with Arthritis Can Exercise (PACE) program, developed by the Arthritis Foundation, is a land-based recreational physical activity and exercise program. PACE has been offered as a community-based program for over 10 years and small studies have reported benefits for people with arthritis. However, there has been no randomized controlled community trials that evaluate the effectiveness of PACE in the community. The goals of the Evaluation of PACE project are to: (1) appropriately evaluate the AF PACE exercise program, and (2) provide information to support effective content, recruitment and programming. Specific objectives for meeting these goals include: Identify the theoretical foundations and constructs for evaluating the program and select and use appropriate outcome measures; Plan and conduct a randomized controlled trial of 8 and 16 week PACE programs; Perform a qualitative evaluation using focus groups of PACE instructors and participants; Disseminate findings and make recommendations.

Official Title
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Evaluation of the Health Benefits of the People With Arthritis Can Exercise Program

Conditions
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Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: People with Arthritis Can Exercise


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Adults age 18 and older Self-reported arthritis or chronic joint symptoms Community-dwelling Exclusion Criteria: Serious medical conditions which would contraindicate exercise No severe physical or mental condition

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Behavioral: People with Arthritis Can Exercise|nan|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Physical Activity Level - PASE instrument at baseline, 8 and 16 weeks. |  |  | 
| Pain Visual Analog Scale - at baseline, 8 and 16 weeks |  |  | 
| Physical Function using the Functional Fitness Battery at baseline, 8 and 16 weeks |  |  | 
| Self-reported function (HAQ) at baseline, 8 and 16 weeks |  |  | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health-related quality of life |  |  | 
| Disease status |  |  | 
| Self-efficacy for arthritis management |  |  | 
| Self-efficacy for exercise |  |  | 
| Social support |  |  | 
| Depressive symptoms |  |  | 
| Anxiety |  |  | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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arthritis, exercise, physical activity, physical function, pain