Cognitive-behavioral Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Chengdu PLA General Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral treatment; Behavioral: Waiting List

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02257073

CBRA20140102

BWS11J067 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate the effectiveness of Cognitive-behavioral treatment for people with rheumatoid arthritis

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diagnosed by rheumatology consultants with RA

Exclusion criteria

• severe psychological difficulties
• currently receiving mental health care
• any medical condition that might prevent them from safely exercising (e.g. history of more severe heart, lung or cerebrovascular disease)
• previously attended an education programme
• had a Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire score >2 (score range 0-3), that is severe functional problems
• history of organic brain syndrome
• presence of a psychotic disorder
• presence of other uncontrolled medical disorders
• presence of a major communication disorder, illiteracy
• presence of less than an 8th grade education (due to inability to complete questionnaires)
• presence of a therapeutic dosage of an antidepressant medication, or presence of another autoimmune disease/disabling condition

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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150 participants in 2 patient groups

CBT

Experimental group

Description:

Cognitive-behavioral treatment

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral treatment

WLT

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Waiting in list

Treatment:

Behavioral: Waiting List