A Coaching Intervention to Young Adults With Cystic Fibrosis

Rigshospitalet

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cystic Fibrosis

Treatments: Behavioral: Coaching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT02110914

H-2-2013-FSP01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The treatment burden for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is significant and poor adherence has been well-documented. The investigators hypothesize that a coaching intervention will empower young adults with CF to manage their lives with CF and improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The main aim of the study is to establish the feasibility and acceptability of a life-coaching intervention.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF), confirmed by clinical findings, identification of two disease-causing CF- mutations, and a positive sweat test
• Patient at the Copenhagen CF Centre

Exclusion criteria

• Severe intellectual impairment or insufficient mastery of the Danish language, determined by incapacity to independently complete the questionnaires

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Coaching

Experimental group

Description:

10 coaching sessions over a period of 6 - 9 months. The intervention is life coaching based on principles of the co-active coaching model.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Coaching

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Standard care