Psoriasis and Climate Therapy- Effect of Motivational Follow- up Calls on Clinical and Health Economic Parameters
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 169
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- HeiQ
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate clinical and health economic parameters in relation to individual motivational counseling by phone.
Detailed Description
A chronic condition such as psoriasis requires a high level of self- management and requires for many patients behaviour change to improve health outcome. Changing behaviour is a challenge that requires a commitment by the patient to implement successfully. Motivational interviewing is a patient centered directive counseling technique that focuses on assisting patients to identify their problems and involves exploring ambivalence in an empathic manner. It is a well-known method of counseling, and is considered to be a useful intervention strategy in the treatment of lifestyle problems.
This study is a randomized controlled trial using telephone motivational interviewing. The counseling intervention comprises 6 telephone calls during a 12 week period, after attending 3 weeks of supervised climate therapy on the Canary Islands
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 20 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Conducted 3 weeks of supervised climate therapy in The Canary Islands
- •Able to write and communicate in Norwegian
- •PASI more than 7 on application
Exclusion Criteria
- •more than 5 climate therapy treatments during the last 10 years
Arms & Interventions
usual care
Motivational interviewing
Intervention: Motivational interviewing (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
HeiQ
Time Frame: change from baseline to 3 months, 6 months
The heiQ™ is an Australian-developed health education impact evaluation system. It consists of a set of eight scales. Each scale is an independent questionnaire and together they provide a comprehensive profile of the intended outcomes of health education / self-management programs.
SAPASI (+ PASI at T1 and T2)
Time Frame: Change in SAPASI from baseline, to 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 12 weeks
The self-administered psoriasis area and severity index (SAPASI) is a structured instrument for measuring the severity of psoriasis.
Secondary Outcomes
- 15D(Change in 15D from baseline to 6 weeks and 12 weeks)
- Questionnaire about lifestyle(Change in lifestyle parametres from baseline to 6 weeks and 12 weeks)
- Psoriasis Knowledge questionnaire(change in knowledge from baseline to 3 weeks, 3 months and 6 monthts)
- Willingness to change to manage psoriasis(change from baseline to 3 months and 6 months)
- BIPQ-2(Change from baseline to 3 and 6 months)