Peer to Peer Mentoring: Facilitating Individuals With Early Inflammatory Arthritis to Manage Their Arthritis - Peer Mentor Training

December 23, 2011 updated by: Dr. Mary Bell, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Inflammatory arthritis (IA) is a major cause of long-term disability. Peer support may be a solution to the common problem of delayed treatment. Early peer support may result in improved use of therapy, higher self-efficacy, reduced anxiety, and improved coping in the first two years post-diagnosis. This study involves the development and testing of a peer mentor training initiative as one part of an intervention study for people with early IA (EIA). Peer mentors will be trained and assessed to provide one-on-one support (information, emotional, feedback) to individuals who have recently been diagnosed with IA. This is one part of an intervention study. The other part is called Peer to Peer Mentoring: Facilitating Individuals with Early Inflammatory Arthritis to Manage their Arthritis - Peer Mentoring Program.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Behavioral: peer mentor training

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

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

Canada
- Ontario
  - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    - Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

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

Child
Adult
Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

To become a peer mentor are:
1. Diagnosis of IA from a physician
2. Disease duration more than 2 years and managing well
3. Currently using medications (DMARDS/biologics) to treat arthritis
4. Have completed an Arthritis Self-Management Program (ASMP) provided by The Arthritis Society and/or similar program and/or have sufficient knowledge and experience with teaching or providing mentoring support to an individual living with a chronic disease
5. Able to participate in two approximately 5-hour training workshops
6. Able to take part in ongoing assessment/evaluation activities (self-report questionnaire, interviews, observation, study activity log)
7. Able to commit to the duration of the research study
8. Willing to provide ongoing one-on-one support to an individual newly diagnosed with IA
9. 18 years of age or older
10. Able to speak, understand, read and write English

Exclusion Criteria:

Do not meet inclusion criteria

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

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: N/A
Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
ability to provide informational, appraisal and emotional support Time Frame: 0, 3, 6 months	0, 3, 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
confidence to provide informational, appraisal and emotional support Time Frame: 0, 3, 6 months	0, 3, 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Collaborators

Canadian Arthritis Network

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Mary J Bell, MD, FRCPC, Division of Rheumatology, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Sandhu S, Veinot P, Embuldeniya G, Brooks S, Sale J, Huang S, Zhao A, Richards D, Bell MJ. Peer-to-peer mentoring for individuals with early inflammatory arthritis: feasibility pilot. BMJ Open. 2013 Mar 1;3(3):e002267. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002267.

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

January 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 21, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria