Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treatments for Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis (The SARA Study)

NCT00475111 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 136

Last updated 2013-05-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes long-term inflammation of the joints and occasionally, other body tissues. The purpose of this study is to evaluate two different types of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in reducing RA disease activity and improving mental health of adults with RA.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Pain (CBT-P)

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness Meditation for Emotion Regulation (MM-ER)

BEHAVIORAL

Rheumatoid arthritis education

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

    collaborator NIH
  • Arthritis Foundation

    collaborator OTHER
  • Arizona State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alex J. Zautra, PhD · Arizona State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-03-31
Primary Completion
2006-01-31
Completion
2006-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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