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COMPLETED
NA
79 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2008-09-30
2013-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Subject reported measures:
Incorporated into the questionnaires are several subject-reported measures, including: The Self-Compassion Scale, Beck Depression Index (BDI-II), SF-12 Health Survey, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), RA Disease Activity Index (RADAI), and Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale. These measures report emotional states, degree and location of arthritis pain, and how that pain affects their daily lives. A monthly encounter form will also be completed by the subject.
Physician measures:
The physicians who will be monitoring subject health are blind to the study and complete the same measures for subjects in both the IFS intervention and education groups. They will complete a joint count, Global Assessment of health, duration of morning stiffness and ACR functional status.
Laboratory testing:
Subjects will give blood at the beginning, 3, 6 and 9-month points of the program. This sample will be laboratory-tested for C-reactive protein.
Data collection schedule:
Subjects will complete a questionnaire at baseline, then at 3, 6 and 9 months. They will give blood samples and undergo a routine physical examination, focusing on their joints at the initial meeting, again at 3, 6, and 9 months into the study.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
SINGLE
Study Groups
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IFS Intervention Group
IFS
The program will begin with a half day orientation to meet the trained professional coaches and other patients enrolled in the program. Following the orientation there will be group meetings of 8-10 RA patients every other week for twelve weeks with one of the trained coaches. In the weeks patients do not meet with the group, patients will have individual coaching sessions. The group meetings will last approximately 90 minutes and the individual meetings will last 50 minutes. A maintenance program will follow with bimonthly coaching sessions and a group meeting once a month over the next six months.
Three, six and nine months after the beginning of the program, patients will return to the hospital to complete the same research questionnaire and physical examination they received at baseline.
Education Group
Education
The intervention for the controls includes an initial meeting with a health professional. Once a month for 9 months, patients will received educational material and a follow-up phone call to ask if the patient received the information and to answer any questions about the material.
Interventions
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IFS
The program will begin with a half day orientation to meet the trained professional coaches and other patients enrolled in the program. Following the orientation there will be group meetings of 8-10 RA patients every other week for twelve weeks with one of the trained coaches. In the weeks patients do not meet with the group, patients will have individual coaching sessions. The group meetings will last approximately 90 minutes and the individual meetings will last 50 minutes. A maintenance program will follow with bimonthly coaching sessions and a group meeting once a month over the next six months.
Three, six and nine months after the beginning of the program, patients will return to the hospital to complete the same research questionnaire and physical examination they received at baseline.
Education
The intervention for the controls includes an initial meeting with a health professional. Once a month for 9 months, patients will received educational material and a follow-up phone call to ask if the patient received the information and to answer any questions about the material.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Member of the BRASS registry at the Brigham and Women's Arthritis Clinic
* Ability to attend group and individual sessions consistently
Exclusion Criteria
* Subjects who are currently enrolled in the Arthritis Foundation Self- Management course or any similar type of course
18 Years
81 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Bristol-Myers Squibb
INDUSTRY
Brigham and Women's Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Nancy Shadick
Associate Professor
Principal Investigators
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Nancy A Shadick, MD, MPH
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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2002-P-001762
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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