Health Promotion and Wellness Program for Adults With Disabling Conditions

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

66 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Study Completion Date

2016-12-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled pilot study to examine the efficacy, feasibility and safety of the SystemCHANGE™(SC) health promotion and wellness program in adults with disabling conditions. Particularly, the study will focus on developing a program of research on adapting and testing SC weight management interventions in overweight and obese stroke survivors and persons with chronic inflammatory autoimmune/immune-mediated diseases, specifically those with multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

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Detailed Description

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Individuals with disabling conditions, such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, or rheumatoid arthritis, face many barriers to engaging in physical activity, healthy nutritional habits, and good sleep hygiene. This leads to weight gain, de-conditioning, and declines in upper- and lower- extremity function, which makes it even more difficult to engage in healthy behaviors, thereby perpetuating a cycle of functional decline. Developing an effective weight management intervention may be a strategy for disrupting this disabling cycle and reducing the impact of the disease. Fostering a positive social environment may help adults with disabling conditions overcome barriers to engaging in healthy behaviors. SystemCHANGE (SC) is a new behavior change program that uses approaches consistent with social ecological theories and process improvement techniques (i.e. changing the dynamics of a system or group) to increase social support in lifestyle behaviors that promote energy balance. SC focuses on redesigning the social environment using a series of trial-and-error "experiments", which is in contrast to cognitive-behavioral interventions that focus on changing a person's viewpoint of a situation and increasing motivation. In a SC intervention, individuals are taught a set of skills to assist them in incorporating habitual lifestyle behaviors into their daily systems so they succeed despite wavering motivation. The rationale for developing a weight management intervention for these patients is to slow disability progression and prevent secondary conditions.

Conditions

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Stroke Multiple Sclerosis Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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SystemCHANGE Group Lifestyle counseling

The SystemCHANGE™ intervention will be delivered over a six-month period involving 12 face-to-face group sessions (1.5 to 2 hours each) held weekly for three months, followed by three monthly "booster calls." Intervention groups include \~10 to 15 patients, and friends and family members are encouraged to attend. Intervention sessions consist of 30-min to 60-min of behavior change activities and 60-min focused on healthy behaviors.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SystemCHANGE Group Lifestyle counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Phone Lifestyle Counseling

Participants will receive pamphlets that contain information on healthy eating, physical activity, sleep, and symptom management, and will be followed-up with telephone calls.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Phone Lifestyle Counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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SystemCHANGE Group Lifestyle counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Phone Lifestyle Counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Physician-confirmed diagnosis of stroke (\> 6 weeks)
* Body mass index between 23 to 45 kg/m2
* Age 30 to 75 years

* Physician-confirmed diagnosis of multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis
* Body mass index between 23 to 45 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or plans to become pregnant in the next 6 months
* Current participation in a face-to-face weight management program
* Uncontrolled diabetes (hospitalization within the prior 6 months)
* Serious mental illness
* Thyroid and adrenal gland diseases
* Inability to walk 3 meters with or without a cane or walker
* Severe cardiopulmonary disease that limits engagement in physical activity (e.g., myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, coronary artery bypass grafting or valve replacement during the past three months, serious cardiac arrhythmias, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, severe aortic stenosis, and pulmonary embolus) or abnormal blood pressure or heart rate response after the 6-Minute Walking Test (e.g., a drop in systolic blood pressure of \>10mmHg from baseline)
* Severe cognitive deficits (Screening questioanire called the Short Orientation Memory-Concentration \< 12)
* Currently taking oral corticosteroids, antipsychotic (except for depression medication), or medications specifically for weight loss
* 3 or more falls in the past month
* Bulimia
* Unable to speak English over the phone
* Able to eat independently and is not on a special diet because of difficulty in swallowing
* Unstable weight (gained or lost \>10lbs in the last two months)

* Pregnant or plans to become pregnant in the next 6 months
* Current participation in a face-to-face weight management program
* Uncontrolled diabetes (hospitalization within the prior 6 months)
* Serious mental illness
* Inability to walk 3 meters with or without a cane or walker
* Severe cardiopulmonary disease that limits engagement in physical activity
* Severe cognitive deficits (Short Orientation Memory-Concentration \< 12)
* Currently taking oral corticosteroids, antipsychotic (except for depression medication), or medications specifically for weight loss
* 3 or more falls in the past month
* Bulimia
* Unable to speak English
* Uncontrolled thyroid or adrenal disease (change in type and dosage of medication within the prior 3 months)

Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No