NCT07194239

Life-Style Medicine for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Older People

Life-Style Medicine for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Older People: A Pragmatic, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 268 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the clinical effectiveness of lifestyle medicine in reducing chronic musculoskeletal pain in older adults, as measured by pain intensity, pain interference, self-management efficacy, stress level, sleep quality, healthier diet, better quality of life, and cost-effectiveness, compared to a waitlist control group. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or the waitlist group. The intervention group will meet the health coach face-to-face for four sessions to negotiate and set personalized health goals. The waitlist control group will continue to receive usual care without any additional intervention for 24 weeks. Both groups will complete three assessments: at the start of the study, one month after the intervention, and three months after the intervention. The waitlist control group will be offered the same intervention after completing the study.

Conditions

• Musculoskeletal
• Pain Management
• Chronic Pain
• Musculoskeletal Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Lifestyle medicine Health coaching	Participants assigned to this group will have 4 face-to-face sessions with the health coach. Lifestyle modifications with the aim of pain reduction will be determined in a shared decision-making approach. Lifestyle modifications will be based on the 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine: Physical activity, Healthy eating, Stress reduction, Sleep restoration, Social Support, and Avoiding risky substances. The health coach will make use of motivational techniques such as motivational interviewing to guide and assist participants in realizing the lifestyle modifications.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-11-01
• Primary completion: 2027-10-31
• Completion: 2027-10-31
• First posted: 2025-09-26
• Last updated: 2025-09-26