Comparing ASHC and CDSMP Outcomes In Arthritis

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

First Received: September 13, 2005 No Changes Posted

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention University of North Carolina East Carolina University
Information provided by:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00207441

Purpose

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.

Condition	Intervention
Arthritis	Behavioral: ASHC vs CDSMP

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Educational/Counseling/Training, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment
Official Title:	Comparing ASHC and CDSMP Outcomes In Arthritis

Further study details as provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Health related quality of life, measured at 4 and 12 months,
Health care utilization measured at 4 and 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Self management behaviors measured at 4 and 12 months
Self efficacy for arthritis management, measured at 4 and 12 months

Estimated Enrollment:	400
Study Start Date:	April 2003
Estimated Study Completion Date:	October 2004

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

African american adults with arthritis Caucasian adults with arthritis

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00207441

Locations

United States, North Carolina
Craven County Health Department
New Bern, North Carolina, United States, 28561

Sponsors and Collaborators

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

University of North Carolina

East Carolina University

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Jean Goeppinger, PhD RN

The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	CDC-NCCDPHP-S2233-22/33, S2233-22/23
Study First Received:	September 13, 2005
Last Updated:	September 13, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00207441 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Musculoskeletal Diseases
Joint Diseases
Arthritis

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Musculoskeletal Diseases
Joint Diseases
Arthritis

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 11, 2009