Virtual Self-Management Program for JIA
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
In brief
The aim of this project is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a virtual group based self-management program (SMP) in adolescents with JIA across different provinces compared to a wait-list control group receiving only standard of care. Participants in the SMP group will partake in four 60-90 minute group sessions conducted over 8 weeks. The intervention is a multifaceted program that includes JIA disease education, self-management strategies, and peer support. Both the interventional and control group will be asked to complete baseline and post-test measures. Participants in the control group will be offered the SMP after completion of the post-control outcome measures.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06184100
- Run by
- University of Calgary
- People needed
- 100
- Starts
- 2023-12-13
- Expected to finish
- 2026-03-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-12-09
Who can join
Age: 12 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17
- Confirmed diagnosis within 2 years according to the International League of Associations for Rheumatology JIA classification criteria (2)
- Followed in one of the pediatric rheumatology clinics participating in the RCT
- Able to access the Internet on a computer
- Willing and able to complete online measures
You may not qualify if…
- Insufficient English reading and speaking skills
- Untreated psychiatric or comorbid disorders or major cognitive impairments leading to inability to understand materials and participate in the SMP group activities.
- Other chronic conditions such as other autoimmune disease, neurologic, orthopedics or other systems disorder (e.g. heart, kidney) that might influence outcome assessments
- Past participation in the last year or participating in another peer-support or self-management program
Where it is running
- Alberta Children's Hospital — Calgary, Alberta, Canada (enrolling)
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