Study Comparing Osteoarthritis Programs
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Where
- Seattle, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- People taking part
- 200 people, planned
- Started
- 1 Nov 2026
- Expected to end
- 30 Jun 2028
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- I'm Walking
- Walk With Ease
- Record updated
- 27 October 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 50 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Age ≥50 years
- Community-dwelling
- ICD-10 codes for knee Osteoarthritis in electronic health record
- Moderate to severe chronic pain using Graded Chronic Pain Scale-Revised (PEG score ≥4)
- Knee pain-related difficulty with walking or climbing stairs
- Owns a smart phone
Who cannot take part
- Dementia (ICD-10 codes in EHR or T-MoCA score<13)
- Unable to independently walk a quarter mile
Where in United States
- University of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, United StatesContact: Kushang V Patel, MPH, PhDNo longer taking part
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a behavioral program called I'M Walking will help with pain in middle-aged and older adults.
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* Does the program improve pain interference in participants with knee osteoarthritis? * What other factors may affect pain interference with participants that did the intervention?
Researchers will compare the I'M Walking program with a Walk With Ease program (self-directed program)
The 2 groups in the trial
- I'm WalkingTreatment being tested
Participants in the I'M Walking arm will gain access to a website with 8 modules of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) which will include videos and a written manual with worksheets for practice and additional resources.
- Walk With EaseExisting treatment, for comparison
Participants in the Walk With Ease arm will be directed to use the publicly available WWE self-directed online program.
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Evaluation of the Integrated Mindfulness Walking (I'M Walking) Program for Older Primary Care Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
- Record updated
- 27 October 2026