Effects of Social Networking on Chronic Disease Management in Arthritis
NCT ID: NCT02717403
Last Updated: 2023-06-18
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE2/PHASE3
210 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-04-07
2023-06-07
Brief Summary
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The overall goal of this study is to use the principles of chronic disease management to develop and test an online social networking intervention using the FB platform in a randomized controlled trial. Our specific objectives are as follows:
Aim 1: To develop and establish an independent closed community in FB for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, providing an educational platform for disease self-management and the potential for engaging in social networking with peers (Phase 2).
Objective 1. To beta test the features and navigation buttons and panels in the newly developed website and FB group.
Objective 2. To evaluate the contents, ease of use and satisfaction with the newly developed website and FB group by patient advocates (consultants to the study) who participate as members of the Facebook community.
Aim 2: To evaluate the efficacy of the FB community intervention combined with an educational website to improve patients' self-management (including knowledge, which is the primary outcome), decision making and patient-reported outcomes compared with the educational website alone (Phase 3). We hypothesize that participation in an online closed community offering evidence-based information combined with peer interaction and support will improve patients' knowledge.
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Detailed Description
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Five participants will be recruited to pilot test and give feedback on the control educational website and the FB community. Participants will have access to the educational website and FB, for a period of one week. The main purpose is to test ease of use and satisfaction with both platforms. After 1 week, research staff will call the participant to obtain feedback about the websites. The interview will last approximately 30 minutes and in the case the participant does not finish the interview, the investigators will conduct a follow-up phone interview.
Randomization Phase:
Participants will complete a self response electronic questionnaire at baseline. Participants then randomized into one of two arms: Intervention (FB + Website) and Control (Website alone). The participant will be shown how to access the website and the Facebook page on the internet about rheumatoid arthritis. Patients will be assessed at three and six months after baseline via email self response electronic questionnaires. This phase will recruit 220 participants.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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Facebook + Website Group
Participants complete a self response electronic questionnaire at baseline. Participant shown how to access the Educational Website and the Facebook page on the internet about rheumatoid arthritis. Patients assessed at three and six months after baseline via email self response electronic questionnaires.
Questionnaires
Participants complete a self response electronic questionnaire at baseline, and at three and six months.
Participant accesses Facebook page regarding rheumatoid arthritis.
Educational Website
Participant accesses Educational Website on the internet about rheumatoid arthritis.
Educational Website Group
Participants complete a self response electronic questionnaire at baseline. Participant shown how to access the Educational Website on the internet about rheumatoid arthritis. Content includes the following: (i) a learning center; (ii) relevant links to other evidence-based web pages; (iii) news released by major rheumatology and dermatology organizations/societies; and (iv) chronic disease management strategies. Participants assessed at three and six months after baseline via email self response electronic questionnaires.
Questionnaires
Participants complete a self response electronic questionnaire at baseline, and at three and six months.
Educational Website
Participant accesses Educational Website on the internet about rheumatoid arthritis.
Pilot Testing Group
Participants access the Educational Website and Facebook page about rheumatoid arthritis for a period of one week. After 1 week, research staff calls participant to obtain feedback about the websites. The interview will last approximately 30 minutes.
Participant accesses Facebook page regarding rheumatoid arthritis.
Educational Website
Participant accesses Educational Website on the internet about rheumatoid arthritis.
Phone Interview
Research staff calls participant to obtain feedback about the websites. The interview will last approximately 30 minutes.
Interventions
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Questionnaires
Participants complete a self response electronic questionnaire at baseline, and at three and six months.
Participant accesses Facebook page regarding rheumatoid arthritis.
Educational Website
Participant accesses Educational Website on the internet about rheumatoid arthritis.
Phone Interview
Research staff calls participant to obtain feedback about the websites. The interview will last approximately 30 minutes.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Staff of the Department of General Internal Medicine (usability test)
3. Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis by a rheumatologist (RCT)
4. Ongoing or prior treatment with traditional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs or biologic agents (RCT)
5. Adequate cognitive status as determined by a research coordinator at recruitment. To assess the participant's capacity to take part in the interview, the interviewer will note and comment on the participant's spontaneous speech and capacity to write date at the time of consent. Participants should be oriented to person, place, date, time, and events (RCT)
6. Living in the community (not institutionalized, etc. ) (RCT)
7. Able to communicate in English (RCT)
8. Use internet on average at-least once a week (RCT);
9. Disease duration 10 years or less (RCT)
10. Familiarity with and participation in social media (e.g. Facebook) (usability test and RCT)
Exclusion Criteria
2. Hospitalized (RCT)
3. Patients who do not verbally, written, or electronically consent to participate (usability test and RCT)
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Rheumatology Research Foundation
OTHER
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Angeles M. Lopez-Olivo, MD, PHD, MS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Locations
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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Countries
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References
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Lopez-Olivo MA, Foreman JT, Leung C, Lin HY, Westrich-Robertson T, Hofstetter C, des Bordes JKA, Lyddiatt A, Leong A, Willcockson IU, Peterson SK, Suarez-Almazor ME. A randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of social networking on chronic disease management in rheumatoid arthritis. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2022 Oct;56:152072. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2022.152072. Epub 2022 Jul 16.
Related Links
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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Website
Other Identifiers
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14038089
Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT
Identifier Source: secondary_id
NCI-2016-00563
Identifier Type: REGISTRY
Identifier Source: secondary_id
2015-0349
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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