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Intervention to Improve Communication and Medication Adherence in Lupus

Intervention to Improve Patient-provider Communication and Medication Adherence Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 17 Aug 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

CO-LEAD is an intervention to improve patient-provider communication and medication adherence among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The purpose of this study is to optimize the culturally appropriate delivery and test the effect of the CO-LEAD intervention, which includes the following: 1. clinicians will be provided with a program to teach them to use effective communication strategies with patients to review real-time pharmacy refill date, engage and formulate solutions to adherence barriers, and collaboratively overcome adherence barriers. 2. use of a reliable and valid patient-reported measure of the extent of and reasons for nonadherence that helps patients identify and communicate their adherence barriers with clinicians proactively, efficiently, and comprehensively.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
480 (estimated)
First submitted
10 Jun 2024
Start date
1 Jul 2024
Primary completion date
31 Oct 2027
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Diseases
Lupus (SLE)
NCT number
NCT06458075

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 480
  • From 1 Jul 2024 to the primary completion date, 31 Oct 2027
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Criteria the registry did not label

  • Clinician Inclusion Criteria:
  • Adult rheumatology attendings, advanced practice providers, and fellows at the two academic institutions
  • Clinicians who have ambulatory rheumatology care at least ½ day per week
    • Clinician Exclusion Criteria:
  • Clinicians at Duke University who were involved in the investigators' pilot work
  • Clinicians with an anticipated departure from the institution in the 12 months following enrollment
    • Patient Inclusion Criteria:
  • 18 years or older
  • English-speaking, able to provide consent
  • Diagnosed with SLE and receiving care with enrolled clinicians
  • Prescribed at least one SLE medication, and filling their SLE mediations at a pharmacy linked to Surescripts reporting visible in Epic EMR.
    • Patient Exclusion Criteria:
  • Non-English speakers
  • Patients who are prescribed only corticosteroids for SLE
  • Patients who are accompanied by third-party member that is not willing or able to remain in the waiting room during the patient's visit and
    • Does not wish to be audio recorded
    • A minor without a parental/legal guardian and/or
    • Unable to give consent

Age in the registry: 18 years to 90 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Duke University
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DurhamUnited StatesRecruiting

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