RA patients get mental health support from fellow patients in new trial
NCT ID NCT07222696
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether having a peer coach—someone who also has rheumatoid arthritis (RA)—can lower anxiety and depression in adults with RA. Participants meet with their coach weekly for 9 weeks and complete surveys. The trial compares this to general health coaching from people without RA. It aims to see if shared experience makes a difference in mental well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- peer coaching (behavioral intervention using CBT, mindfulness, and exercise)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a low-cost, supportive way to improve mental health for people with rheumatoid arthritis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so results may not be conclusive. The benefit may be small or no different from general health coaching.
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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 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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 years and older
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or Female older than 18 years of age. * Have a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis by a rheumatologist and currently taking a Disease-Modifying Anti-rheumatic drug ( Conventional Disease-Modifying Anti-rheumatic drug and/or Biological Disease-Modifying Anti-rheumatic drug) * Have high levels of depression defined as PHQ-8 scores between 10 to 20, OR high levels of anxiety based on GAD-7 scores \> 10 * Speaks English or Spanish * Have access to the internet, a computer, and/or a smartphone * Resides or lives in any state of the US, including Puerto Rico * Willing to work with a peer coach or a coach Exclusion Criteria: * Having a rheumatic disease other than RA (e.g., psoriatic arthritis, gout, lupus) * Nursing home resident * History of dementia or severe cognitive decline * Are currently bedbound * Severe depression defined as PHQ-8 scores of \>20.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Weill Cornell Medical College
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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