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Meditation-based stress reduction in rheumatoid arthritis

For Condition: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Status: Recruiting
Sponsor(s): National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) ,
Synopsis: The purpose of this study is to determine whether a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction program is useful in relieving symptoms associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Details:
Eligibility:
Study Type:
  Interventional, Educational/Counseling/Training, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Minimum Age/Maximum Age: 18 Years/65 Years
Genders: Both
Protocol Entry Criteria: Inclusion criteria: - Confirmed diagnosis of RA, via doctor's letter or copy of doctors' bill with ICD code 714; - Age 18-65; - Able to read and write English; - Able to attend 14 course sessions and questionnaire sessions at Kernan Hospital; - Willing to practice skills for 45 mins-1hr each day, 6 days a week during the course; - Available one late afternoon each week (day of week to be determined)for the study class; - Able to attend a Saturday class; - Stable on rheumatoid medications for at least one month. Exclusion criteria: - Major psychiatric illness (bipolar disorder, multiple personality disorder, etc.); - Active alcoholism or drug dependency; - Scheduled for major surgery during the study period January to July 2004; - Enrolled in randomized clinical trial for rheumatoid arthritis for any period from January to July 2004; - Currently involved in a workman's compensation case; - Planning to move out of the area in the next 12 months; - Unwilling to be enrolled in a control group; - Answers '1' or '10' to this question: "On a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being the worst health you can imagine and 10 being the best health you can imagine, how would you describe your health?"; - Use of assistive device other than a cane; - Serious health condition(s) that the investigator determines would make it difficult to complete the 6 month study; - Diagnosis of fibromyalgia.
Total Enrollment: 80

Location and Contact Information:

Overall Study Official:
BrianBerman,  Principal Investigator,  Director, Center for Integrative Medicine

Kernan Hospital *Recruiting*
Baltimore,  Maryland,  21207
United States
Recruiting Elizabeth  Pradhan 410-448-6660


Additional Information:
Study ID Numbers:
  1P50AT000840;  PradhanE
Study Start Date: September 2003
Record last reviewed: October 2003
Additional information available at: clinicaltrials.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov Reference link: NCT00071292

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