OACareTools+ for Osteoarthritis
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
The purpose of this study is to test the implementation of OACareTools+, a program designed to help healthcare providers connect adults with arthritis to physical activity programs. OACareTools+ includes provider training, patient resources, and tools to make referrals easier. The goal is to increase awareness of programs like Walk With Ease and help more people with arthritis participate in them.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Leigh Callahan, PhD
Principal Investigator
UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for adults with arthritis, including osteoarthritis, who visit family medicine or geriatrics clinics. There are no specific inclusion or exclusion criteria listed beyond having arthritis.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- OACareTools+
Trial Overview
The study is testing OACareTools+, a program that trains healthcare providers and gives them resources to help patients with arthritis join physical activity programs like Walk With Ease. The goal is to see if this helps more people get active.
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
A subset of patients who are referred through OACareTools+ to Walk With Ease will provide feedback on their experience with the referral process to Walk With Ease.
Healthcare providers will receive the intervention, OACareTools+, which involves a training session on, patient resources about, and provider referral to Walk With Ease.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Lead Sponsor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Collaborator
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