NCT lookup
Pull any trial record directly from ClinicalTrials.gov.
Sponsor: Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Conditions: Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Interventions: Rheumatoid arthritis educational booklet, Multidisciplinary rheumatologic care, Nurse education and monthly calls, Monthly healthcare coordinator calls, Technology-based symptom monitoring and reporting
Countries: United States
This research will evaluate a multifaceted patient-centered intervention in a sample of socioeconomically disadvantaged Hispanic adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that capitalizes on a partnership between the extended rheumatology healthcare team and each patient in order to promote understanding, uptake and adherence to the principles of treat-to-target strategy. The primary hypothesis of this study is that the addition of a multifaceted intervention incorporating integrated multidisciplinary rheumatologic care, nurse-directed self-management education and supportive follow-up, and technology-based at home RA symptom monitoring and reporting to clinical guideline-based care will increase RA remission rate at 6 months.
Sex: ALL
Age: 18 Years to —
Healthy volunteers: No
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Inclusion Criteria: * Reside in Greater Los Angeles area and receive rheumatologic care at the adult rheumatology clinic at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California * Fulfill the 2010 American College of Rheumatology revised diagnostic criteria for RA * Have at least moderate disease activity as indicated by a Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) score \>10 and Routine Assessment Patient Index Data (RAPID3) score \>2 * Be able and willing to provide written informed consent and to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol * Availability of a touch-tone landline or mobile telephone * Of self-identified Hispanic/Latino descent Exclusion Criteria: * Known irreversible articular damage, including subluxations, arthrodesis, fusion, or prosthesis * Functional class IV as defined by the American College of Rheumatology Classification of Functional Status in rheumatoid arthritis * Overlapping autoimmune or mixed connective tissue syndromes * Serious medical conditions, including: chronic infection, advanced or decompensated heart failure, higher than class II chronic kidney disease, cancer (unless in remission for period of 5 years or more), or any uncontrolled medical condition that is deemed by the investigators to interfere with the study protocol * At risk for suicide
- Torrance, California, United States