Building Adherence to Live With And Navigate my Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Experience (BALANCE)

March 30, 2015 updated by: Kristin A. Riekert, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Building Adherence to Live With And Navigate my CF Experience

The investigators research group and others have found that patient-reported adherence to all aspects of the regimen is suboptimal and objective measures suggest even poorer adherence. There is little data, however that identifies and examines the reason for nonadherence in an adult Cystic Fibrosis (CF) population or identifies effective strategies for improving adherence.

The investigators propose to evaluate the relative efficacy of a Motivational Interviewing-focused intervention (MI) in improving adherence and reducing CF-related morbidity compared to a CF education intervention (CFE; attention control group). Specifically, The investigators hypothesize that MI will result in improved regimen adherence and reduced CF morbidity compared to the CFE control group.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

128

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224
        • Johns Hopkins

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have a doctor confirmed diagnosis of CF
  • Age 16 years old or older
  • Prescribed an inhaled mucolytic, inhaled antibiotic therapy, chronic macrolide therapy and/or hypertonic saline therapy for the previous 12 months.
  • Scheduled for a regular visit at either the pediatric or the adult CF clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Burkholderia cepacia complex isolated from the respiratory tract within the past 2 years.
  • Had a lung transplant
  • Participated in NA_00008649 A pilot study of Motivational Interviewing for adults with CF.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Cystic Fibrosis Education
This intervention is designed to increase knowledge and enhance the skills needed to optimize CF-management. The strategies used to achieve improved adherence include providing didactic education and skills training, and proscriptively using behavioral modification strategies, such as positive reinforcement for desired behaviors, and problem-solving training to overcome barriers.
Other: Cystic Fibrosis Education

Among a group of older adolescents and adults with CF, we propose to evaluate the relative efficacy of a Motivational Interviewing-focused intervention (MI) in improving adherence and reducing CF-related morbidity compared to a CF education intervention (CFE; attention control group).

The Cystic Fibrosis Education serves as the attention control group.
Experimental: Motivational Interviewing
The Counselor's overarching goal for the intervention is to motivate and assist the participant to improve his/her adherence to the CF pulmonary medications. The intervention will begin by providing the patient personal feedback on their adherence (using pharmacy refill data) and health outcomes (e.g., trajectory of lung function values, frequency of exacerbations) as well as clinic-level figures showing the association between adherence and health outcomes.
Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing
Among a group of older adolescents and adults with CF, we propose to evaluate the relative efficacy of a Motivational Interviewing-focused intervention (MI) in improving adherence and reducing CF-related morbidity compared to a CF education intervention (CFE; attention control group).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
A medication possession ratio (MPR) will be calculated for each prescribed drug that is being monitored for adherence.
Time Frame: 12 months
12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second (FEV1) Percent Predicted.
Time Frame: 12 months
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Johns Hopkins University

Collaborators

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Kristin A Riekert, Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins Adherence Research Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 13, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 13, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

November 16, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 31, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 30, 2015

Last Verified

March 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NA_00025417
  • R01HL087997-02 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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