A Progressive Home-based Exercise Intervention for Persons With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Enrollment
- 32
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in physical activity over time
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Physical activity and exercise are helpful for managing symptoms like fatigue in people living with systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus; SLE). Despite research supporting physical activity participation, people with lupus are often inactive and report being afraid to exercise. To that end, this project is a pilot randomized controlled trial for examining the efficacy of a home-based behavioral intervention based on social cognitive theory and motivational interviewing for increasing physical activity and decreasing fatigue.
Investigators
Dominique Kinnett-Hopkins
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •diagnosis of Lupus
- •be able to speak and read English
- •being non-active defined as not engaging in regular activity (150 minutes or more of moderate physical activity per week)
- •being impacted by fatigue defined as a score of 36 or higher on the fatigue severity scale
Exclusion Criteria
- •moderate or high risk for undertaking physical activity
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in physical activity over time
Time Frame: Baseline and 4 months
Actigraph accelerometers will be worn by participants on an elastic belt around their waist for 7 days.
Change in Exercise over time
Time Frame: Baseline, 2, 4, and 6 months
The Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire (GLTEQ) will be administered. The GLTEQ measures the frequency of strenuous, moderate, and mild leisure activity performed for periods of 15 min or more over a usual week.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in Fatigue Severity Scale over time(Baseline, 2, 4, and 6 months)