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Intervention Group for Rheumatoid Arthritis (MIW Trial)

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Led By Diane Lacaille, MD, FRCPC, MHSc

Research Sponsored by University of British Columbia

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to 5 years

Awards & highlights

MIW Trial Summary

This trial will test whether an online eLearning program can help people with inflammatory arthritis stay employed, compared to those who receive printed material on the same topic.

Eligible Conditions

Rheumatoid Arthritis
Psoriatic Arthritis
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Connective Tissue Disease
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Spondylarthropathy

MIW Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to 5 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to 5 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Cost effectiveness analysis of at work productivity

Efficacy analysis of at work productivity

Efficacy analysis of work cessation

Secondary outcome measures

At work productivity

At-work productivity

Changes in employment risk factors

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MIW Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: Intervention GroupActive Control1 Intervention

The intervention group will participate in the on-line eLearning program, an ergonomic assessment by an Occupational Therapist and job retention vocational counselling by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor

Group II: Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention

The control group will receive "usual care" and receive printed educational materials about work and arthritis.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of British ColumbiaLead Sponsor

1,415 Previous Clinical Trials

2,466,488 Total Patients Enrolled

4 Trials studying Rheumatoid Arthritis

1,145 Patients Enrolled for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)OTHER_GOV

1,344 Previous Clinical Trials

26,452,889 Total Patients Enrolled

6 Trials studying Rheumatoid Arthritis

2,339 Patients Enrolled for Rheumatoid Arthritis

University of TorontoOTHER

690 Previous Clinical Trials

1,019,115 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Rheumatoid Arthritis

800 Patients Enrolled for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is geriatric enrollment accepted in this experiment?

"As stipulated in the trial's entry requirements, potential participants must be aged between 18 and 59 years old."

Answered by AI

What are the main goals of this research initiative?

"This long-term clinical trial will primarily investigate the cost effectiveness of employee productivity, with supplementary objectives including a Cost Utility Analysis via Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) and SF-6D metrics. Additionally, changes in employment risk factors - such as job satisfaction and work autonomy - will be monitored alongside temporary cessation of work due to illness or unemployment lasting 2 months or more but less than 6 months."

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Is there still an opportunity for people to join this investigation?

"The clinicaltrials.gov website confirms that this medical trial, which was established on June 1st 2013 and last edited in May 2022, is no longer actively seeking participants. However, there are 572 other trials with open enrollments at the moment."

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Who meets the qualifications to join this clinical experiment?

"528 patients with rheumatoid arthritis aged between 18 and 59 are needed to complete this trial. Eligibility requires that participants comply with these age and health criteria."

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Recent research and studies

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision MakingJournal

“employment and Arthritis: Making It Work

Carruthers, Erin C, Pamela Rogers, Catherine L Backman, Charles H Goldsmith, Monique A Gignac, Carlo Marra, Judy Village, Linda C Li, John M Esdaile, and Diane Lacaille. 2014. ““employment and Arthritis: Making It Work” a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating an Online Program to Help People with Inflammatory Arthritis Maintain Employment (study Protocol)”. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1186/1472-6947-14-59.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Employment and Arthritis: Making it Work

Diane Lacaille 2013. "Employment and Arthritis: Making it Work". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01852851.

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