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Fitbit and coaching boost activity in knee pain study

NCT ID NCT06734052

Symptom relief Sponsor: Marquette University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether a health coaching program (called CAPPA) combined with a Fitbit could help employees with chronic knee pain become more physically active. Thirty-nine participants were split into two groups: one received physical activity coaching, the other received general health education. The main goal was to see if more people in the coaching group reached 150 minutes of weekly moderate-to-vigorous activity. Researchers also used Fitbit data from the first four weeks to predict who might not improve.

What this could mean

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Active substance
health coaching plus Fitbit
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could offer a simple, low-cost way to help people with chronic knee pain become more active and manage their symptoms.
What could go wrong
This was a small, early-stage study with only 39 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is behavioral, so individual motivation and adherence vary widely.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

39 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2024

Finished

Feb 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: Participants must be 1. Age \>/= 18 years 2. Employed at a participating workplace 3. Report pain, aching or stiffness in or around the knee over the past 12 months 4. Report chronic pain, aching or stiffness in or around knee on most days for at least a month over the past 12 months 5. Have access to a device with active internet access to view study dashboard Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be excluded if they 1. Currently meet CDC PA guidelines (per baseline accelerometer assessment) 2. Have had a joint replacement on the symptomatic side or plan to have one within the next year 3. Have serious medical conditions or impairments that, in the investigators' view, would create safety concerns in the trial such as uncontrolled hypertension (SPB\>160 or diastolic ≥ 100 mm), or symptoms of unstable cardiac or pulmonary disease in the past month ( using the 2021 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+) 4. Are unable to walk 50' with or without an assistive device 5. Plan to relocate from the region within the next year 6. Have limited English literacy 7. Carry a diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Motor Activity osteoarthritis susceptibility 6 osteoarthritis, knee

As listed by the trial registrant

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Knee pain chronic Osteoarthritis of knee

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Marquette University

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233, United States

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