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Healthier: Health Coaching for People With Rheumatoid Arthritis to Improve Mental Well-Being

Pilot Randomized Trial of Health Coaching for People With Rheumatoid Arthritis to Improve Mental Well-Being

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Time periods mentioned: 9 weeks
  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Participants will meet with a coach every week for 9 weeks and complete several surveys before, during and after the intervention"
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether peer coaching can lower anxiety or depression in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a disease that causes joint swelling and pain. It compares peer coaching with general health and nutrition coaching by people without RA. Participants meet with a coach weekly for 9 weeks and fill out surveys, with results checked at 6 months.

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

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be older than 18.
  • Have RA diagnosed by a rheumatologist (a doctor who treats joint diseases) and take medicine that slows RA, called a DMARD.
  • Have a depression survey score (PHQ-8) from 10 to 20, or an anxiety survey score (GAD-7) above 10.
  • Speak English or Spanish.
  • Have access to the internet, a computer, and/or a smartphone.
  • Live in a U.S. state or Puerto Rico.
  • Be willing to work with a peer coach or another coach.

Who can't join

  • Have a rheumatic disease other than RA, such as psoriatic arthritis, gout, or lupus.
  • Live in a nursing home.
  • Have a history of dementia or a severe loss of memory or thinking skills.
  • Be unable to get out of bed.
  • Have severe depression, shown by a PHQ-8 survey score above 20.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

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.

Study sites (1)

NY