Progressive Resistance Exercise in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Registration Number
- NCT02219022
- Lead Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
- Brief Summary
A randomized controlled trial with rheumatoid arthritis patients will be realized. Patients will be randomized into two groups. Experimental group will do a 12 weeks training of progressive resistance exercise for global muscles and remain with the clinical treatment and the control only remain with the clinical treatment. Patients will be evaluated at baseline, after 6, 12 and 24 weeks.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
- Rheumatoid arthritis according to American College of Rheumatology 2010
- Both genders
- Age between 18 and 65 years
- Functional class I, II and III
- Stable medication within the three months preceding the study
- Haven't done any kind of regular exercise (two or more times per Week) for at least three months before study start
- Have agreed to participate in the study and signed an informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria
- Participating in another type of study
- Have difficulty understanding the evaluation tools with fibromyalgia
- Joint deformities that make impossible do the exercises
- Other musculoskeletal diseases
- Other diseases that contraindicate exercises.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in pain - Visual analogue scale baseline, 6, 12 and 24 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in quality of life - Short form 36 baseline, after 6, 12 and 24 weeks Change in strength - 1 maximum repetition baseline, after 6, 12 and 24 weeks Change in function capacity - Health Assessment questionaire Baseline, after 6, 12 and 24 weeks
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
🇧🇷Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo🇧🇷Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil