Effects of a Mobile Application RA Joint Protection and Activity Self-management Program

NCT05570175 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: ChangGungMHappRA
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 46
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of mobile application self-management program (App) for joint protection and physical activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Intervention group received an app self-management program. The researchers compared the effects of the experimental group and the control group in disease activity, physical functioning, self-efficacy, depression, and self-management behavior.

Conditions

Arthritis, Rheumatoid

Keywords

self-management, self-efficacy, mobile application

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Self-management Behaviors

  To assess self-management behaviors the researchers developed a joint activity and protection self-management behaviors scale. The scale consists of eight items and ranges from zero for 'never' to four for 'always'. The range of the score will be 0-32, higher scores indicate a better level of use of each of the self-management behavior.

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Disease Activity

  12 weeks

• Arthritis Self-efficacy- Pain

  12 weeks

• Arthritis Self-efficacy- Other

  12 weeks

• Physical Functioning

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention group received a mobile application RA joint protection and activity self-management program based on self-efficacy theory for 6 weeks.

Behavioral: Mobile application RA joint protection and activity self-management program

control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group received general information on rheumatoid arthritis care and follow-up.

Interventions

Mobile application RA joint protection and activity self-management program BEHAVIORAL

The intervention group received a mobile application RA joint protection and activity self-management program based on self-efficacy theory for 6 weeks. The program was based on self-efficacy theory and proposes that self-efficacy is influenced by four information sources: mastery of experience, social modeling, social persuasion and one's physical and emotional states. To enhance participants' self-management skill, the following strategies were employed: peer story-telling, assessment, family involvement, goal setting, self-monitoring, self-evaluation, and phone calls consultation.

intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Months+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosed with RA
• Age of 20 years or over
• Disease considered have been stable for at least 3 months
• Able to understand and comply with the study treatment
• Use a mobile

You may not qualify if:

• Suffering from other terminal illnesses, severe dementia or another debilitating psychiatric disorder
• Living in a long-term care facility

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chang Gung Memorial Hospital: lead
• National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Taoyuan District, 33303, Taiwan

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Shao JH, Yu KH, Kao YC, Liang YC, Chen SH. Effects of a Smartphone App-Based Intervention on Rheumatoid Arthritis Self-Management Efficacy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Nurs Res. 2024 Oct 1;32(5):e349. doi: 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000638.

  PMID: 39514777 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Arthritis, Rheumatoid

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Arthritis; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Connective Tissue Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Autoimmune Diseases; Immune System Diseases

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Su-Hui Chen
• Organization: Chang Gung University of Science and Technology

sophee@mail.cgust.edu.tw

886-3-2118999

Study Officials

• Su-Hui Chen, PhD

  Professor, School of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The researcher who collected the data and the researcher who applied the intervention program was never the same.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Participants were randomly assigned to experimental group who received a mobile application RA joint protection and activity self-management program based on self-efficacy theory for 6 weeks, and a control group receiving standard rheumatology care only.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 4, 2022
• First Posted: October 6, 2022
• Study Start: August 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2022
• Study Completion: July 31, 2022
• Last Updated: January 13, 2025
• Results First Posted: January 13, 2025

Record last verified: 2022-10

Locations

TW (1)