Trauma-Informed Intervention for Rheumatoid Arthritis on Blackfeet Nation

Sponsor
Blackfeet Community College
Study ID
NCT06472544
Status
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Culturally Grounded Intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    Education to increase awareness of Blackfeet culture and connectedness to Blackfeet community

Study Details

The goal of this study is to determine whether an intervention grounded in Blackfeet culture improves systemic inflammation and symptoms of arthritis in Blackfeet People with rheumatoid arthritis. The intervention is designed to increase conectedness of Blackfeet people to Blackfeet culture and community. The intervention will consist of one week of meetings in which Blackfeet Elders talk about Blackfeet historical trauma, culture, traditions and cerimonies. The second week of the intervention consists of visiting Blackfeet sacred sites, guided by Blackfeet Elders. Participants will complete surveys to determine their conectedness to Blackfeet Culture, level of stress, Adverse Childhood Experiences Score (ACES) and arthritis symptoms. Participants will also be evaluated for clinical severity of arthritis and biomarkers of systemic inflammation. Participants will be evaluated pre- and post-intervention as well as 6 months post-intervention.

Key Dates

First listed
Jun 25, 2024
Start date
Sep 1, 2025
Status verified
Jun 2024
Primary completion
Sep 1, 2030
Completion
Sep 1, 2030

Study Design

Enrollment
70 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Culturally Grounded Intervention
    One week of meetings to describe Blackfeet history, culture, traditions, and cerimonies. One additional week of visiting Blackfeet sacred sites.

Primary Outcome Measure

Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity [ Time Frame: Outcomes will be determined just before the intervention (day 1), just after intervention (day 14) and 6 months later. ]

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