Early Inflammatory ArthritisNCT01054963
Peer to Peer Mentoring: Facilitating Individuals With Early Inflammatory Arthritis to Manage Their Arthritis - Peer Mentor Training
A study testing peer mentor training in people with Early Inflammatory Arthritis and Chronic Disease, run by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre at 1 site in Canada.
Trial summary
Inflammatory arthritis (IA) is a major cause of long-term disability. Peer support may be a solution to the common problem of delayed treatment. Early peer support may result in improved use of therapy, higher self-efficacy, reduced anxiety, and improved coping in the first two years post-diagnosis. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Early Inflammatory Arthritis, Chronic Disease
- What is being tested?
- peer mentor training
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- How many people
- 10 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- Jan 2010to Dec 2011
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- To become a peer mentor are:
- Diagnosis of IA from a physician
- Disease duration more than 2 years and managing well
- Currently using medications (DMARDS/biologics) to treat arthritis
- Have completed an Arthritis Self-Management Program (ASMP) provided by The Arthritis Society and/or similar program and/or have sufficient knowledge and experience with teaching or providing mentoring support to an individual living with a chronic disease
- Able to participate in two approximately 5-hour training workshops
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- Able to take part in ongoing assessment/evaluation activities (self-report questionnaire, interviews, observation, study activity log)
- Able to commit to the duration of the research study
- Willing to provide ongoing one-on-one support to an individual newly diagnosed with IA
- 18 years of age or older
- Able to speak, understand, read and write English
Who cannot join
- Do not meet inclusion criteria
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Inflammatory arthritis (IA) is a major cause of long-term disability. Peer support may be a solution to the common problem of delayed treatment. Early peer support may result in improved use of therapy, higher self-efficacy, reduced anxiety, and improved coping in the first two years post-diagnosis. This study involves the development and testing of a peer mentor training initiative as one part of an intervention study for people with early IA (EIA). Peer mentors will be trained and assessed to provide one-on-one support (information, emotional, feedback) to individuals who have recently been diagnosed with IA. This is one part of an intervention study. The other part is called Peer to Peer Mentoring: Facilitating Individuals with Early Inflammatory Arthritis to Manage their Arthritis - Peer Mentoring Program.
- Conditions
- Early Inflammatory Arthritis, Chronic Disease
- Being tested
- peer mentor training
- Keywords
- early inflammatory arthritis, chronic disease, peer support, peer mentor, peer counselling
- Medical subject headings
- Arthritis, Chronic Disease
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
peer mentor trainingBehavioural
A quasi-experimental, before and after study design is proposed to obtain data for planning and implementing a larger-scale study. A training workshop for individuals with IA to become peer mentors will increase peer mentors' confidence and skills to provide one-on-one support to individuals with EIA. Using a combination of lectures, experiential learning and question/answer sessions, peer mentors will learn and practice informational, emotional, appraisal support techniques and skills (communication skills, problem-solving strategies, use of decision tools). Training will be conducted face-to-face, in small-group format by research team and others (2 sessions approx. 5 hours each), in a private meeting room at SHSC. Peer mentors will then provide support to individuals newly diagnosed with IA for 12 weeks (once per week) by telephone and /or face-to-face. Peer mentors will receive ongoing support from the research team (telephone, meetings).
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
ability to provide informational, appraisal and emotional support
Measured: 0, 3, 6 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
confidence to provide informational, appraisal and emotional support
Measured: 0, 3, 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Jan 2010 (estimated)
- Study startJan 2010
- Primary completionSep 2011
- Study completionDec 2011
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Early Inflammatory ArthritisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Enrolment
- 10 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Canadian Arthritis Network
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Dr. Mary Bell, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Investigators
- Mary J Bell, MD, FRCPC, Principal investigator, Division of Rheumatology, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01054963
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 419-2009
- Status last verified
- Dec 2011
- First submitted
- 21 Jan 2010
- Last updated
- 29 Dec 2011
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Sandhu S, Veinot P, Embuldeniya G, Brooks S, Sale J, Huang S, Zhao A, Richards D, Bell MJ. Peer-to-peer mentoring for individuals with early inflammatory arthritis: feasibility pilot. BMJ Open. 2013 Mar 1;3(3):e002267. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002267.
PubMed 23457326
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Dec 2011. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Peer to Peer Mentoring: Facilitating Individuals With Early Inflammatory Arthritis to Manage Their Arthritis - Peer Mentor Training
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01054963
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 419-2009
- Conditions
- Early Inflammatory Arthritis, Chronic Disease
- Keywords
- early inflammatory arthritis, chronic disease, peer support, peer mentor, peer counselling
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 10 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences CentreUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Canadian Arthritis Network
- Study start
- Jan 2010
- Primary completion
- Sep 2011 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2011 (actual)
- First posted
- 22 Jan 2010 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Inflammatory arthritis (IA) is a major cause of long-term disability. Peer support may be a solution to the common problem of delayed treatment. Early peer support may result in improved use of therapy, higher self-efficacy, reduced anxiety, and improved coping in the first two years post-diagnosis. This study involves the development and testing of a peer mentor training initiative as one part of an intervention study for people with early IA (EIA). Peer mentors will be trained and assessed to provide one-on-one support (information, emotional, feedback) to individuals who have recently been diagnosed with IA. This is one part of an intervention study. The other part is called Peer to Peer Mentoring: Facilitating Individuals with Early Inflammatory Arthritis to Manage their Arthritis - Peer Mentoring Program.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (11 listed)
- To become a peer mentor are:
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Do not meet inclusion criteria
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| peer mentor trainingA quasi-experimental, before and after study design is proposed to obtain data for planning and implementing a larger-scale study. A training workshop for individuals with IA to become peer mentors will increase peer mentors' confidence and skills to provide one-on-one support to individuals with EIA. Using a combination of lectures, experiential learning and question/answer sessions, peer mentors will learn and practice informational, emotional, appraisal support techniques and skills (communication skills, problem-solving strategies, use of decision tools). Training will be conducted face-to-face, in small-group format by research team and others (2 sessions approx. 5 hours each), in a private meeting room at SHSC. Peer mentors will then provide support to individuals newly diagnosed with IA for 12 weeks (once per week) by telephone and /or face-to-face. Peer mentors will receive ongoing support from the research team (telephone, meetings). | Behavioural | – |
Primary outcome
ability to provide informational, appraisal and emotional support
Time frame: 0, 3, 6 months
1 secondary outcome
confidence to provide informational, appraisal and emotional support
Time frame: 0, 3, 6 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 29 Dec 2011.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 23457326Sandhu S, Veinot P, Embuldeniya G, Brooks S, Sale J, Huang S, Zhao A, Richards D, Bell MJ. Peer-to-peer mentoring for individuals with early inflammatory arthritis: feasibility pilot. BMJ Open. 2013 Mar 1;3(3):e002267. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002267.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Mary J Bell, MD, FRCPC principal investigator
Division of Rheumatology, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing peer mentor training in people with Early Inflammatory Arthritis and Chronic Disease, run by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre at 1 site in Canada.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 11 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Dec 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
ability to provide informational, appraisal and emotional support (time frame: 0, 3, 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01054963, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Dec 2011.