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Comparing ASHC and CDSMP Outcomes In Arthritis

NCT00207441 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 416

Last updated 2011-03-24

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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.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Arthritis Self management program

BEHAVIORAL

Chronic Disease Self Management Program

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jean Goeppinger, PhD RN · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-04-30
Primary Completion
2004-10-31
Completion
2006-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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