A Comparison of the ASHC and CDSMP

Arthritis Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Comparison of the ASHC and CDSMP

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00207415
• Other study ID #: CDC-NCCDPHP-MM0512-03/03
• Secondary ID: MM0512-03/03
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 13, 2005
• Last updated: September 13, 2005
• Start date: January 2003
• Est. completion date: December 2004

Study information

• Verified date: September 2005
• Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The arthritis-specific Arthritis Self Help Course (ASHC) and the more generic Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP) teach generalizable skills for managing arthritis and other chronic diseases. In some locations it may be more feasible to combine efforts and offer the generic course rather than the arthritis-specific program. However anecdotal evidence has questioned whether people with arthritis obtain as much benefit from the more generic course as they do the arthritis-specific course. The primary purpose of this research study is to compare health outcomes among people with arthritis who participate in either ASHC or the CDSMP. The University of Illinois Project is emphasizing recruiting a balance of uran and rural participants. The results of this research will be used to guide Arthritis program recommendations on the use of ASHC and CDSMP to improve the quality of life for people with arthritis.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: December 2004
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Adult with self reported arthritis-

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Arthritis

Intervention

Behavioral:
• ASHC and CDSMP

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	University of Illinois at Chicago

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Health status at 6 month follow up
Primary	Health Care utilization at 6 month follow up
Secondary	self management behaviors at 6 month follow up
Secondary	self efficacy at 6 month follow up