New study tests Self-Management program for arthritis patients
NCT ID NCT06533423
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a self-management program for people recently diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis. The program includes nurse sessions to help patients learn skills to manage their condition. Researchers will compare the program plus usual care to usual care alone in 130 adults from three Danish hospitals. The goal is to see if the program improves self-management skills and quality of life.
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Study facts
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- 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 130 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 120 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients will be included if they are adults aged 18 years or older with one of the following conditions: * Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) with ICD-10 codes: M05.3, M05.9, M05.8, M06.9 diagnosed within the last 6 months * Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) with ICD-10 codes: M073.A, M073.B diagnosed within the last 6 months * Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) with ICD-10 codes: M45.9, M46.1, M46.8, M46.9, diagnosed within the last 12 months, and has initiated biological treatment Patients with axSpA will have unique inclusion criteria due to NSAIDs being the first-line pharmacological treatment. For those effectively treated with NSAIDs and exercise, treatment is transitioned to their general practitioner. Therefore, only those who have initiated biological treatment will be included. Exclusion Criteria: Patients will be excluded if they: * have insufficient language skills to discuss the topics in the intervention in Danish * are receiving chemo-therapy treatment for malignancies * are pregnant * have severe mental illness.
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Holbæk sygehus
RECRUITINGHolbæk, 4300, Denmark
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Rigshospitalet, Center for Rheummatology and Spine Diseases
RECRUITINGGlostrup Municipality, 2600, Denmark
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