Virtual Self-Management Program for JIA
ConditionJuvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age12-17
SponsorUniversity of Calgary
About this trial
The aim of this project is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a virtual group based self-management program (SMP) in adolescents with JIA across different provinces compared to a wait-list control group receiving only standard of care.
Participants in the SMP group will partake in four 60-90 minute group sessions conducted over 8 weeks. The intervention is a multifaceted program that includes JIA disease education, self-management strategies, and peer support. Both the interventional and control group will be asked to complete baseline and post-test measures.
Participants in the control group will be offered the SMP after completion of the post-control outcome measures.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17
Confirmed diagnosis within 2 years according to the International League of Associations for Rheumatology JIA classification criteria (2)
Followed in one of the pediatric rheumatology clinics participating in the RCT
Able to access the Internet on a computer
Disqualifiers
Insufficient English reading and speaking skills
Untreated psychiatric or comorbid disorders or major cognitive impairments leading to inability to understand materials and participate in the SMP group activities.
Other chronic conditions such as other autoimmune disease, neurologic, orthopedics or other systems disorder (e.g. heart, kidney) that might influence outcome assessments
Past participation in the last year or participating in another peer-support or self-management program
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Virtual Self-Management Program (SMP)
- No Intervention
Treatment groups
100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Calgary
Lead sponsor
The Hospital for Sick Children
Collaborator
University of Toronto
Collaborator
University of Alberta
Collaborator
University of Manitoba
Collaborator
University of British Columbia
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov