Health Coaching for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Mental Well-Being
This study, called "Healthier," is looking at whether health coaching can help people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) feel better mentally. Researchers want to see if peer coaching, where you're coached by someone else with RA, can lower feelings of anxiety and depression. They will compare this to a different type of coaching called "Healthy Horizons," where coaches without RA discuss general health topics like nutrition. To join, you need to be an adult (18 or older) with an RA diagnosis, currently taking RA medication, and have certain levels of depression or anxiety. The study will measure changes in anxiety and depression levels six months after the coaching ends. The current status of this study is unclear, and it plans to enroll 250 participants.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study comparing two types of coaching: peer coaching and general health coaching. It plans to enroll 250 participants.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for six months after completing the intervention (approximately 35 weeks after baseline).
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Healthier: Health Coaching for People With Rheumatoid Arthritis to Improve Mental Well-Being
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Iris Y Navarro-Millán, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Weill Medical College of Cornell University
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What this trial measures
- Change from Baseline in Mean Scores in PHQ-8 at 6 months post interventionBaseline and 6 months after completing the intervention (35 weeks after baseline)
Patient Health Questionnaire-8 has a range 0-24, where a higher score means more distress. The questions ask about how often participants have been affected by certain events.
- Difference in Mean Scores in PHQ-8 Between the Experimental Arm and the Active Control Arm at 6 Months Post InterventionSix months post intervention completion (Approximately 35 weeks after baseline)
Patient Health Questionnaire-8 has a range 0-24, where a higher score means more distress. The questions ask about how often participants have been affected by certain events. We will determine differences in mean scores in PHQ-8 between the experimental arm and the active control arm to establish whether or not there is a clinical significant difference between arms
- Change from Baseline in Mean Scores in GAD-7 at 6 months post interventionBaseline and 6 months after completing the intervention (35 weeks after baseline)
General Anxiety Disorder-7 has a range 0-21, where a score of 0-4 means minimal anxiety, 5-9 mild anxiety, 10-14 moderate anxiety and 15-21 severe anxiety. The questions ask about how often participants have been affected by certain events.
- Difference in Mean Scores in GAD-7 Between the Experimental Arm and the Active Control Arm at 6 Months Post InterventionSix months post intervention completion (35 weeks after baseline)
General Anxiety Disorder-7 has a range 0-21, where a score of 0-4 means minimal anxiety, 5-9 mild anxiety, 10-14 moderate anxiety and 15-21 severe anxiety. The questions ask about how often participants have been affected by certain events. We will determine differences in mean scores between the experimental arm and the active control arm to establish whether or not there is a clinical significant difference between arms,