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Peer to Peer Mentoring: Facilitating Individuals With Early Inflammatory Arthritis to Manage Their Arthritis - Peer Mentor Training

Primary Purpose

Early Inflammatory Arthritis, Chronic Disease

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Canada
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
peer mentor training
Sponsored by
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
About
Eligibility
Locations
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional supportive care trial for Early Inflammatory Arthritis focused on measuring early inflammatory arthritis, chronic disease, peer support, peer mentor, peer counselling

Eligibility Criteria

undefined - undefined (Child, Adult, Older Adult)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • To become a peer mentor are:

    1. Diagnosis of IA from a physician
    2. Disease duration more than 2 years and managing well
    3. Currently using medications (DMARDS/biologics) to treat arthritis
    4. 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
    5. Able to participate in two approximately 5-hour training workshops
    6. Able to take part in ongoing assessment/evaluation activities (self-report questionnaire, interviews, observation, study activity log)
    7. Able to commit to the duration of the research study
    8. Willing to provide ongoing one-on-one support to an individual newly diagnosed with IA
    9. 18 years of age or older
    10. Able to speak, understand, read and write English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Do not meet inclusion criteria

Sites / Locations

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

ability to provide informational, appraisal and emotional support

Secondary Outcome Measures

confidence to provide informational, appraisal and emotional support

Full Information

First Posted
January 21, 2010
Last Updated
December 23, 2011
Sponsor
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Collaborators
Canadian Arthritis Network
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01054963
Brief Title
Peer to Peer Mentoring: Facilitating Individuals With Early Inflammatory Arthritis to Manage Their Arthritis - Peer Mentor Training
Official Title
Peer to Peer Mentoring: Facilitating Individuals With Early Inflammatory Arthritis to Manage Their Arthritis - Peer Mentor Training
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
December 2011
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
January 2010 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
September 2011 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
December 2011 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Collaborators
Canadian Arthritis Network

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief 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. 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.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Early Inflammatory Arthritis, Chronic Disease
Keywords
early inflammatory arthritis, chronic disease, peer support, peer mentor, peer counselling

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
10 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
peer mentor training
Intervention Description
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).
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
ability to provide informational, appraisal and emotional support
Time Frame
0, 3, 6 months
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
confidence to provide informational, appraisal and emotional support
Time Frame
0, 3, 6 months

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 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 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 Exclusion Criteria: Do not meet inclusion criteria
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Mary J Bell, MD, FRCPC
Organizational Affiliation
Division of Rheumatology, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
City
Toronto
State/Province
Ontario
Country
Canada

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
23457326
Citation
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.
Results Reference
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