Learning to live better: education program aims to ease rheumatoid arthritis struggles
NCT ID NCT07170371
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a 6-month patient education program can improve quality of life for people with rheumatoid arthritis. The program covers topics like understanding the disease, monitoring symptoms, treatment options, nutrition, and stress management. Researchers will compare participants who join the program with those receiving usual care, measuring changes in well-being, self-confidence, and disease activity.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- patient education program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, non-drug way to help people with rheumatoid arthritis feel better and manage their condition day-to-day.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 88 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program is educational, so it won't directly treat the disease itself.
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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 88 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
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: * Adults (≥18 years) diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis according to ACR/EULAR 2010 classification criteria * Stable pharmacological treatment for at least 3 months prior to enrollment * Ability to participate in group sessions and complete questionnaires * Provided written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of other systemic autoimmune or inflammatory rheumatic diseases (e.g., lupus, psoriatic arthritis) * Severe comorbidities that may interfere with participation (e.g., advanced heart failure, uncontrolled psychiatric illness) * Cognitive impairment or language barrier preventing comprehension of the program * Participation in another structured patient education program within the last 6 months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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university hospital IBN ROCHD
Casablanca, Morocco
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