Comparing ASHC and CDSMP Outcomes In Arthritis

Arthritis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparing ASHC and CDSMP Outcomes In Arthritis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00207441
• Other study ID #: CDC-NCCDPHP-S2233-22/33
• Secondary ID: S2233-22/23
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 13, 2005
• Last updated: March 23, 2011
• Start date: April 2003
• Est. completion date: August 2006

Study information

• Verified date: March 2011
• 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 studies is to compare health outcomes among people with arthritis who participate in either ASHC or the CDSMP. The North Carolina project is focusing primarily on African Americans from 6 rural counties in North Carolina. 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: 416
• Est. completion date: August 2006
• Est. primary completion date: October 2004
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

African american adults with arthritis Caucasian adults with arthritis

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Arthritis

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Arthritis Self management program

• Chronic Disease Self Management Program

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Craven County Health Department	New Bern	North Carolina

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	East Carolina University, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Health related quality of life, measured at 4 and 12 months,		4 months, 12 months	No
Primary	Health care utilization measured at 4 and 12 months		4 months, 12 months	No
Secondary	Self management behaviors measured at 4 and 12 months		4 months, 12 months	No
Secondary	Self efficacy for arthritis management, measured at 4 and 12 months		4 months, 12 months	No