EMPOWER: Empowering the Management of Pain-Obesity-Weight Through Enhanced Reward

Korábbi kezelés

• Back, knee, or hip surgery within the past six months of study entry (or planned surgical interventions for pain during forecasted study participation)
• If currently taking prescription analgesic or psychotropic medication, must be stabilized on these treatments for >4 weeks prior to the baseline assessment
• Has had bariatric surgery in the past year or is planning to have it in the next year

Más betegség

• Severe psychiatric illness not adequately controlled by medication or other conditions anticipated to impair intervention engagement (e.g., substance abuse/dependence)
• Presence of chronic, malignant pain (e.g., cancer)
• Significant cognitive impairment (<26) on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
• Currently undergoing radiation or chemotherapy for cancer
• Self-reported cardiac event in the past 6 months or self-reported Heart Failure (CHF)
• If participant reports the presence of systemic inflammatory disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis), the study physician will be consulted to determine eligibility

Egyéb

• Current participation in another psychological treatment or structured weight loss program
• Inability to read and write English
• Currently pregnant or breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during the study time period
• Blood pressure higher than 180/100 mm Hg at baseline assessment

• 45-80 years of age
• Have a BMI≥25kg/m2
• Endorse pain in the lower back region (i.e., space between the lower posterior margin of the rib cage and the horizontal gluteal fold), knees, or hips
• Pain must occur on at least 50% of the days in the previous six months
• Pain must be rated, at minimum, of moderate intensity (rating of 3 on a numeric rating scale ranging from 0-10)
• Pain impact must be rated as moderate to severe
• Study physician reviews medical record and declares patient medically appropriate for exercise protocol