Personal Empowerment Program for Chronic Conditions

Recruiting at 1 trial location

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: Nova Scotia Health Authority

Disqualifiers: Cancer, Myocardial infarction, Stroke, others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: Unknown

Duration: 6 months

185 Participants Needed

Trial Summary

Will I have to stop taking my current medications?

The trial information does not specify whether you need to stop taking your current medications. It seems focused on lifestyle changes rather than medication adjustments.

What data supports the effectiveness of the treatment Pictou County Person Empowerment Program for chronic conditions?

Research suggests that empowerment programs, like the Expert Patient Programme, help people with long-term conditions manage their health better and maintain independence, which can improve their overall well-being. ^{1 2 3 4 5}

Is the Personal Empowerment Program for Chronic Conditions safe for humans?

The Personal Empowerment Program, similar to other empowerment programs, has been studied in various forms and is generally considered safe for humans. These programs focus on helping people manage their chronic conditions and improve their quality of life, with no specific safety concerns reported in the research. ^{1 2 6 7 8}

How is the Pictou County Person Empowerment Program treatment different from other treatments for chronic conditions?

The Pictou County Person Empowerment Program is unique because it focuses on empowering patients to self-manage their chronic conditions, helping them maintain independence and improve their well-being, unlike traditional treatments that may not emphasize patient empowerment. ^{2 6 9 10 11}

What is the purpose of this trial?

The Pictou County Personal Empowerment Program is a comprehensive health promotion program aiming to improve the quality of life as well as both physical and mental health in Adults living with chronic medical conditions. The program includes daily email communications over 6 months that encourage a range of self-management and health promoting activities, including strength and aerobic exercise, yoga, stress reduction techniques, dietary improvements, relationship/intimacy education and more.

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for adults over 18 in Pictou County with chronic conditions like high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes (including pre-diabetes), obesity (BMI >25), and others. It's not suitable for those without these specified chronic issues.

Inclusion Criteria

I have a history of heart disease, cardiovascular disease, or stroke.

I have a long-term liver condition.

I have a long-term brain or nerve condition.

Timeline

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Treatment

Participants engage in a 6-month home-based personal empowerment program with daily email communications promoting self-management and health activities

6 months

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for mental and physical health outcomes after the program

6-12 months

Treatment Details

Interventions

• Pictou County Person Empowerment Program

Trial Overview The trial tests a home-based Personal Empowerment Program designed to improve life quality and health through daily emails suggesting exercises, yoga, stress reduction techniques, dietary advice, and more over six months.

Participant Groups

Group I: Intervention arm Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Nova Scotia Health Authority

Lead Sponsor

Trials

302

Recruited

95,300+

Dalhousie University

Collaborator

Trials

177

Recruited

402,000+

References

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Overall self-rated health: a new quality indicator for primary care. [2007]

2. England pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Expert Patient Programme: managing patients with long-term conditions. [2019]

3. Ireland pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Definitions, instruments and correlates of patient empowerment: A descriptive review. [2022]

4. England pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Conceptualising patient empowerment: a mixed methods study. [2022]

5. England pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Patient empowerment: the need to consider it as a measurable patient-reported outcome for chronic conditions. [2023]

6. England pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Health-care professionals' assessment of a person-centred intervention to empower self-management and health across chronic illness: Qualitative findings from a process evaluation study. [2021]

7. Australia pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Chronic disease self-management education programs: challenges ahead. [2022]

8. England pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Patient empowerment, an additional characteristic of the European definitions of general practice/family medicine. [2022]

9. England pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

A new understanding of health related empowerment in the context of an active and healthy ageing. [2020]

10. England pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Patient empowerment in long-term conditions: development and preliminary testing of a new measure. [2021]

11. United States pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Improving access to diabetes care in an inner-city, community-based outpatient health center with a monthly open-access, multistation group visit program. [2021]