Lupus patients find relief through online coaching program
NCT ID NCT06720584
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested a health coach-led online program for 36 women with lupus. The program included 8 group sessions and 2 individual sessions to help participants set personal health goals and manage symptoms like fatigue, pain, and brain fog. Researchers measured satisfaction, attendance, and survey completion to see if the program was helpful and practical.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- health coach-led online support program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a practical way to improve daily life for people with lupus by helping them manage symptoms like fatigue and brain fog.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, completed study with only 36 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It tested a support program, not a medical treatment, so it won't change 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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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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. (1) enrolled in the Duke Lupus Registry\* for ≥1 year; (2) had ≥ 3 visits in the Duke Lupus Registry, (3) attended a Duke Lupus clinic visit in the last year, (4) meets Type 1 \& 2 SLE Activity criteria as defined below, (5) meets Persistent Type 2 SLE or Intermittent Type 2 SLE criteria as described below, (meets classification criteria for SLE (SLICC, ACR, or EULAR/ACR)), (7) female. * Active Type 1: SLEDAI ≥6, clinical SLEDAI ≥4, Type 1 PGA ≥1, or active lupus nephritis * Active Type 2: PSD: ≥8 or Type 2 PGA ≥1 * Persistent Type 2 SLE: Active Type 2 SLE at 3 visits, Active Type 1 SLE at 0-2 visits * Intermittent Type 2 SLE: Active Type 2 SLE at 1-2 with Active Type 1 SLE at 1-3 visits Participants will be stratified based on their Type 2 SLE activity in the prior 3 Duke Lupus Clinic visits as defined above. \* Duke Lupus Registry participants must be age ≥18 years; disease duration of ≥1 year; ability to speak and read English; able to consent themselves Exclusion Criteria: (1) significant cognitive impairment as determined by the treating rheumatologist; (2) untreated serious mental illness; (3) inability to provide informed consent; (4) participation in Aim 2 WHEEL curriculum development; (5) does not commit to attending sessions and using a tablet/computer. All participants will provide e-consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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