Psychoeducational Approach to Improve Health in Lupus

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1997-04-30

Study Completion Date

2001-03-31

Brief Summary

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We will study the relationships among patient/partner communication, social support, and self-efficacy (a person's belief in the ability to manage his or her disease) as they affect the health of people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, or lupus) over time. We are assigning 150 people with lupus and their partners to either (1) receive counseling to improve self-efficacy, partner support, and patient/partner problem solving or (2) see an informational film about lupus. We will follow study participants for 12 months to find out about their physical and mental health, disease activity, beliefs that they can take steps that help them feel better, coping, social support, and couples communication.

Detailed Description

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Studies have shown that patient self-efficacy in disease management and social support predict physical and mental health and disease activity in lupus. We wished to study the relationships among patient/partner communication, social support, and self-efficacy as they influence patient health longitudinally. We are randomizing 150 lupus patients and their partners to either (1) participate in a counseling intervention to improve self-efficacy, partner support, and patient/partner problem-solving in lupus management or (2) see an informational film about lupus (control). The counseling intervention includes an initial in-person session followed by five monthly telephone calls to monitor and reinforce problem-solving. We will follow patients for 12 months for self-reported physical and mental health, disease activity, self-efficacy, coping, social support, and couples communication.

Conditions

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Keywords

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SLE Lupus Educational intervention Health education Social support network Outcomes research Self-help

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Counseling intervention

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Informational film

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Has partner willing to participate in study

Exclusion Criteria

* Unable to read and write English questionnaires
* Unable to be reached by phone
* Rheumatologist considers patient unable to participate, generally due to patient cognitive problems or severe illness

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Matthew H. Liang, MD

Professor of Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Lawren H. Daltroy, DrPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Locations

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Brigham & Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Karlson EW, Liang MH, Eaton H, Huang J, Fitzgerald L, Rogers MP, Daltroy LH. A randomized clinical trial of a psychoeducational intervention to improve outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2004 Jun;50(6):1832-41. doi: 10.1002/art.20279.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

PMID: 15188360 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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P60AR036308

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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P60 AR36308 NIAMS-014

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id