An interventional study of InControl intervention and Usual Care in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain, sponsored by Aveiro University. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 60 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-19.
Sponsored by Aveiro University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
This is a randomized, parallel-group pilot study that employs mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative approaches). The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, usability, and acceptability of an intervention with a digital component on the InControl web platform. The intervention is based on education in pain science and exercise, with the goal of managing chronic musculoskeletal pain in older adults. The intervention will be delivered through a combination of digital and in-person components and it will be compared to the usual intervention.
It will also inform the design of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of InControl.
515 studies on the registry are indexed under Musculoskeletal Pain; 127 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 34 is below the median of 70 across 370 interventional studies indexed under Musculoskeletal Pain.
Browse Musculoskeletal Pain studies →Aveiro University is the lead sponsor of 59 studies on the registry; 14 are open to participants now.
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Exclusion Criteria:
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Short tests of memory and thinking, each scored out of 30. Lower scores suggest more difficulty; criteria give a range, either to include people with memory problems or to leave them out.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: long-term lung disease that makes it hard to breathe out, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
MMSE and MoCA
Short tests of memory and thinking, each scored out of 30. Lower scores suggest more difficulty; criteria give a range, either to include people with memory problems or to leave them out.
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COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: long-term lung disease that makes it hard to breathe out, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
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Other: Usual Care
Other: InControl intervention
The InControl intervention lasts 8 weeks and combines educational content on pain science and exercise on a digital platform. InControl is the result of a co-creation process between healthcare professionals and older adults with lived experience of chronic musculoskeletal pain.
Also known as: Exercise, Pain science education, Functional objective, Digital intervention, In-person
Usual care is defined as the treatment that the participant would normally receive such as medication, physical therapy, or any other form of treatment.
Also known as: Medications, Physiotherapy, Physical Therapy, Psychology, other intervention
Rates
inclusion, refusal, exclusion, dropout and retetion
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
System Usability Scale
Usability evatuated wiht the portuguese version of SUS The score ranges from 0 to 100. Higher scores are interpreted as indicating better usability.
Time frame: At the end of 8 weeks of intervention
Estructured questionnaire to assess aceptability
Estructured questionnaire Ten items, with scores ranging from 1 - totally disagree to 5 - totally agree
Time frame: At the end of 8 weeks of intervention
Semi-structured interview
Semi-structured interview to explore participants' perceptions about programme acceptability
Time frame: At the end of 8 weeks of intervention
Sex
Please indicate the appropriate option: male, female, prefer not to say, other (please specify)
Time frame: Baseline
Age
number of years
Time frame: Baseline
Marital status
Select your marital status: Single, Married, In a civil partnership, Divorced Widowed
Time frame: Baseline
Level of education
Please select your level of education: Can read and write; 4th year of schooling; 6th year of schooling; 9th year of schooling; 12th year of schooling; Bachelor's degree; Other (please specify)
Time frame: Baseline
Employment status
Please select: Full-time employee, Part-time employee, Domestic worker, Unemployed, Retired, Temporarily unfit for work
Time frame: Baseline
Weight
weight in kilograms
Time frame: Baseline
Height
height, in metres
Time frame: Baseline
Falls
number of falls in the last year
Time frame: Baseline
Number of medicines
number of regular medicines
Time frame: Baseline
Comorbidities
Please select: No medical conditions, High blood pressure, Diabetes, Osteoarthritis (please specify the affected area), Cardiovascular conditions, Respiratory conditions, Neurological conditions, Cancer, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Vision problems, Hearing problems, Other (please specify)
Time frame: Baseline
EQ-5D-5L
The EQ-5D-5L score ranges from 1 to 5 for each domain
Time frame: At baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention
EQ-VAS
The score of EQ-VAS ranges from 0 to 100. Higher scores are interpreted as indicating a better perception of health quality
Time frame: At baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention
Montreal Cognitive Assessment
MoCA scores range from 0 to 30. Higher scores indicate better cognitive performance
Time frame: At baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention
Brief Pain Inventory
On the pain severity subscale, scores range from 0 to 40 points. On the pain-related interference subscale, scores range from 0 to 70 points. Higher scores indicate greater severity or pain-related interference, respectively
Time frame: At baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention
Location and number of painful sites
Bodychart
Time frame: At baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention
PainDETECT Questionnaire
The score ranges from -1 to 38 points
Time frame: At baseline and at the end of 8-week intervention
Hand grip strength
Kg
Time frame: At baseline and at the end of 8-week intervention
Gait speed test
metres per second
Time frame: At baseline and at the end of 8-week intervention
5-sit-to-stand test
time in seconds
Time frame: At baseline and at the end of 8-week intervention
Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity
Depending on physical activity, there are five levels of physical activity: sedentary - item 1, ii) slightly active - item 2, iii) regularly slightly active (light activity) - item 3, iv) regularly slightly active - items 4 and 5, and v) active - items 6 and 7
Time frame: At baseline and at the end of 8-week intervention
Pain Catastrophizing Scale
The minimum score is 0 and the maximum is 52. Higher scores are associated with higher levels of catastrophic thinking
Time frame: At baseline and at the end of 8-week intervention
Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia
Scores range from 13 to 52 points. Higher scores are associated with greater fear of movement
Time frame: At baseline and at the end of 8-week intervention
Geriatric Depression Scale
Scores range from 0 to 15. Higher scores indicate more depressive symptoms
Time frame: At baseline and at the end of 8-week intervention
Strength, Assistance with walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs and Falls
SARC-F. Scores range from 0 to 10. Total scores of 4 or above are suggestive of sarcopenia
Time frame: At baseline and at the end of 8-week intervention
Patient Global Impression of Change
Scores range from 1 to 7. Higher scores indicate a greater overall perception of improvement
Time frame: At the end of 8-week intervention
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Start is estimated for Sep 2026; primary completion for Dec 2026, 3 months later.
Of 224 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Musculoskeletal Pain, half reached primary completion within 13 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 34. This study's planned 3 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 237 studies reached it within 13 months; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 32.
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