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Evaluation of a website for parents of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Disease: All Diseases, Studies involving Children and Adolescents
Topic: Children, Musculoskeletal disorders
Subtopic: All Diagnoses, Musculoskeletal (all Subtopics)
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Registration Number
ISRCTN13159730
Lead Sponsor
City University London
Brief Summary

2020 Abstract results in http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.3510 results presented at EULAR (added 14/09/2020) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35551065/ (added 16/05/2022) 2024 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keae188 Economic evaluation of a trial exploring the effects of a web-based support tool for parents of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (added 25/03/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
220
Inclusion Criteria

1. Parents of children who have been newly diagnosed (within 6 months) with JIA according to internationally agreed criteria (Int. League against Rheumatism ILAR)
2. Aged 18 years or over
3. Ability to understand written and spoken English

Exclusion Criteria

1. Identifiable psychosis or dementia in parents
2. Major problems with literacy making the completion of the questionnaires impossible
3. Too likely to be distressed by the study as judged by senior members of clinical staff

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Parental Stress is measured using the Paediatric Inventory for Parents (PIP) questionnaire at baseline, 4 and 12 months.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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