Healthier: Health Coaching for People With Rheumatoid Arthritis to Improve Mental Well-Being
Recruiting · NCT07222696 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
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What this trial is about
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if peer coaching works to reduce levels of anxiety and/or depression in adults diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). The main questions it aims to answer are: Do people with RA who complete the intervention with a peer coach have lower levels of anxiety and/or depression at 6 months from baseline? Do people with RA who complete the intervention with a peer coach have lower levels of anxiety and/or depression at 6 months compared to those in the control arm? Researchers will compare the peer coaching intervention to an active-control arm (where people without RA coach participants on general health and nutrition topics) to see if peer coaching works to reduce anxiety and/or depression. Participants will meet with a coach every week for 9 weeks and complete several surveys before, during and after the intervention
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- Male or Female older than 18 years of age.
- Have a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis by a rheumatologist and currently taking a Disease-Modifying Anti-rheumatic drug ( Conventional Disease-Modifying Anti-rheumatic drug and/or Biological Disease-Modifying Anti-rheumatic drug)
- Have high levels of depression defined as PHQ-8 scores between 10 to 20, OR high levels of anxiety based on GAD-7 scores \> 10
- Speaks English or Spanish
- Have access to the internet, a computer, and/or a smartphone
- Resides or lives in any state of the US, including Puerto Rico
- Willing to work with a peer coach or a coach
Exclusion criteria
- Having a rheumatic disease other than RA (e.g., psoriatic arthritis, gout, lupus)
- Nursing home resident
- History of dementia or severe cognitive decline
- Are currently bedbound
- Severe depression defined as PHQ-8 scores of \>20.
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- Weill Cornell Medical College - New York, New York, United States