Can better talks boost lupus med adherence? new study aims to find out.
NCT ID NCT06458075
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a program called CO-LEAD that trains doctors to use effective communication strategies and a patient survey to identify barriers to taking lupus medications. Researchers will enroll 480 patients and their clinicians at two academic centers. The goal is to see if this approach increases medication adherence and improves patient-clinician communication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral intervention (communication training for clinicians and patient survey tool)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve how doctors and lupus patients discuss medications, leading to better adherence and disease control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial, so benefits may be modest. Results depend on clinician and patient engagement, and may not apply to all settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 480 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Clinician Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adult rheumatology attendings, advanced practice providers, and fellows at the two academic institutions 2. Clinicians who have ambulatory rheumatology care at least ½ day per week Clinician Exclusion Criteria: 1. Clinicians at Duke University who were involved in the investigators' pilot work 2. Clinicians with an anticipated departure from the institution in the 12 months following enrollment Patient Inclusion Criteria: 1. 18 years or older 2. English-speaking, able to provide consent 3. Diagnosed with SLE and receiving care with enrolled clinicians 4. Prescribed at least one SLE medication, and filling their SLE mediations at a pharmacy linked to Surescripts reporting visible in Epic EMR. Patient Exclusion Criteria: 1. Non-English speakers 2. Patients who are prescribed only corticosteroids for SLE 3. Patients who are accompanied by third-party member that is not willing or able to remain in the waiting room during the patient's visit and * Does not wish to be audio recorded * A minor without a parental/legal guardian and/or * Unable to give consent
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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