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Improving Quality of Life for African American Female Adolescents With Lupus

NCT00068874 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2018-05-09

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Summary

This study will evaluate a program designed to help African American adolescents with lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE) cope with the disease.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Coping skills and cognitive restructuring techniques

This is a cognitive psychoeducational program designed to enhance coping and adaptation to SLE. Participants will attend five study visits over 5 months. The first three visits are biweekly, 45-minute sessions during which the adolescent will be taught coping skills and cognitive restructuring techniques. The coping skills training will include training in relaxation, distraction, and problem-solving skills. The cognitive restructuring techniques will assist adolescents in using more accurate and adaptive cognitive responses.

BEHAVIORAL

Educational training

Participants will attend five study visits that will include disease-appropriate education materials.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

    collaborator NIH

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ronald T. Brown, PhD · Department of Public Health - Temple University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-04-30
Primary Completion
2007-04-30
Completion
2007-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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