Walk With Ease Program For Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Walk SLE)

University of North Carolina (UNC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Treatments: Other: "Walk With Ease"

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02631005

15-2738

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of "Walk With Ease", a moderate-intensity exercise program, on pain, stiffness, and fatigue caused by lupus. Participants will receive a copy of the "Walk With Ease" workbook. The book provides guidance about walking safety as well as how to start, build-up, and maintain a walking program. Participants will complete questionnaires assessing their symptoms before and after completing the six-week program.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of "Walk With Ease", a moderate-intensity exercise program, on pain, stiffness, and fatigue caused by lupus. Participants will receive a copy of the "Walk With Ease" workbook, a publication of the Arthritis Foundation. Participants will complete self-reported outcomes questionnaires prior to beginning the program and six weeks later at completion of the program. The questionnaires will include visual analog scales for pain, stiffness, and fatigue as well as a FACIT-Fatigue form. Participants will also complete a satisfaction survey at the end of the program.

Enrollment: 76 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Physician diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus
• Age >/= 18

Exclusion criteria

• Age <18
• Engagement in >150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity at baseline
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) score >8
• Pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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76 participants in 1 patient group

Walk With Ease Participants

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive a copy of the "Walk With Ease" workbook. This workbook provides guidance on walking safety and on how to start and maintain a regular walking program. It is designed to help participants increase their physical activity over a six-week period. Participants will complete self-reported outcomes questionnaires before and after completion of the program.

Treatment:

Other: "Walk With Ease"