Brief Title
Mind-body Wellness Intervention in Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
Official Title
A Randomized Control Trial Evaluating the Impact of a 12-week Mind-body Wellness Intervention in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
Brief Summary
The investigators have designed a guided, online, multicomponent, mind-body intervention for participants with primary biliary cholangitis. The ability of the online intervention to impact the primary and secondary outcome measures will be assessed as compared to control.
Detailed Description
Persons with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) experience significantly higher rates of fatigue, stress, anxiety, depression, and impaired health related quality of life (HRQOL) as compared to the general population. Online wellness programming ranging from physical activity to mindfulness interventions has been shown to be effective in decreasing fatigue and improving mental wellness in a variety of chronic disease populations. To date, no large-scale studies have been conducted to discern whether programming of this nature impacts measures of wellbeing in PBC. Building upon a 12-week, online, mind-body wellness program that our team previously co-developed with the Canadian PBC Society and launched as a feasibility and acceptability trial to a group of 30 individuals with PBC, the primary aim of this research project is to carry out a randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of the online intervention provided with brief study follow-up phone calls performed weekly by study personnel as compared to a control arm. The ability of the online program to impact the primary outcome measure of anxiety and depression as measured by the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS), and a range of secondary outcomes including perceived stress, fatigue, resilience, health related quality of life, physical functioning will be assessed as compared to control.
Study Type
Interventional
Primary Outcome
HADS Anxiety and Depression Scale
Secondary Outcome
PBC-40
Condition
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Intervention
Mind-body intervention with 1-1 support from study personnel
Study Arms / Comparison Groups
Intervention group
Description: Participants will receive the standard of care for PBC and access to the online intervention. During the intervention period, participants will also receive weekly brief (~10-minute) motivational interview style telephone check-ins.
Publications
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status
Other
Estimated Enrollment
86
Start Date
October 3, 2021
Completion Date
July 1, 2022
Primary Completion Date
July 1, 2022
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: - Adults (≥ 18 years) - Identified diagnosis of PBC - Ability to communicate (read, write, speak) in English - Access to an internet connected device at home. Exclusion Criteria: - Inability to provide informed consent - Unsafe to participate in a low-intensity online activity program (e.g. uncontrolled angina or arrhythmia, myocardial infarction or stroke within the last 3 month, other major medical comorbidity of concern) - Severe psychiatric disorders (HADS score >10)
Gender
All
Ages
18 Years - N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Contacts
Puneeta Tandon, ,
Location Countries
Canada
Location Countries
Canada
Administrative Informations
NCT ID
NCT05374200
Organization ID
Pro00112622
Responsible Party
Sponsor
Study Sponsor
University of Alberta
Study Sponsor
Puneeta Tandon, Principal Investigator, University of Alberta
Verification Date
May 2022