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Trauma-Informed Intervention for Rheumatoid Arthritis on Blackfeet Nation
Sponsor: Blackfeet Community College
Summary
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.
Official title: Trauma-informed Intervention for Rheumatoid Arthritis on Blackfeet Nation
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
70
Start Date
2025-09-01
Completion Date
2030-09-01
Last Updated
2024-06-25
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Culturally Grounded Intervention
Education to increase awareness of Blackfeet culture and connectedness to Blackfeet community