Determining the Effectiveness of Aquatic Exercise in Comparison to Land-based Exercise for Canadian Military Veterans Experiencing Chronic Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Pain: A Feasibility Study for a Randomized Clinical Trial
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This trial is to show the feasibility of administering a randomized clinical trial that determines the effectiveness of aquatic exercise compared to land-based exercise of military Veterans who have chronic pain.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
View:
• Over the age of 18 years
• Canadian Armed Forces Veteran
• Living with lower-extremity musculoskeletal chronic pain (\>12 weeks)
Locations
Other Locations
Canada
Hydrathletics Inc.
RECRUITING
Kingston
Contact Information
Primary
Nicholas Held, PhD
njh1@queensu.ca
604-362-0061
Backup
Jordan Miller, PhD
jordan.miller@queensu.ca
905-872-9938
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-01-27
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Active_comparator: Land-based exercise
Traditional active exercise in an land-based setting (i.e., gym) has been shown to be effective in improving chronic pain management.
Experimental: Aquatic exercise
Exercise completed in a therapy pool with warm water that is matched to the active comparator.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Queen's University
Leads: Dr. Nicholas Held