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Whole Health Empowerment for Endotypes of Lupus: Improving Quality of Life in SLE (WHEEL Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Led By Jennifer Rogers, MD
Research Sponsored by Duke University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
1. ACR/EULAR (American College of Rheumatology) criteria for SLE;
2. ability to speak and read English;
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 5-months post baseline, and 10-month post-baseline
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

For people living with people living with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) the symptoms with the largest impact on their quality of life - fatigue, pain, and brain fog - are not always addressed in rheumatology clinic visits. To address the quality-of-life limitations, the investigators have created and will test the health coach-led, 8-session Whole Health Empowerment for Endotypes of Lupus (WHEEL) online support program. This program moves beyond traditional clinic visits and standard educational curricula to engage patients in creating their own health goals and therapeutic plans in a setting that emphasizes both the psychosocial and clinical factors contributing to disease. Participants will attend the virtual sessions, work with their health coach on two additional sessions, and complete surveys.

Eligible Conditions
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 5-months post baseline, and 10-month post-baseline
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 5-months post baseline, and 10-month post-baseline for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Intervention Adherence
Participant Satisfaction
Survey Completion
Secondary study objectives
Participant Accrual
Participant Attrition
Other study objectives
Change in LupusPro
Change in Whole Health Assessment

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Group 2: Wait-List Control (Delayed Intervention)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group 2: Wait-List Control (Delayed Intervention) does not get the intervention while Group 1 is getting the intervention. Group 2 receives the intervention AFTER Group 1 has completed the intervention.
Group II: Group 1: Immediate TreatmentExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group 1 participants receive the intervention first which is completing the 4-month program. They will receive an additional survey when Group 2 completes the intervention.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Duke UniversityLead Sponsor
2,458 Previous Clinical Trials
2,969,409 Total Patients Enrolled
United States Department of DefenseFED
913 Previous Clinical Trials
334,266 Total Patients Enrolled
Jennifer Rogers, MDPrincipal InvestigatorDuke University
~27 spots leftby Mar 2026