Tailored cognitive-behavioral E-health care in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Completed
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid arthritisReumatoïde artritis
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON28299
- Lead Sponsor
- Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 130
Inclusion Criteria
1. ACR diagnosis rheumatoid arthritis;
2. Age above 18 years.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Pregnancy;
2. Severe physical and/or psychiatric comorbidity that interfere with the study procotol;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome is the impact of the rheumatic disease on daily life, including its impact on physical and psychological functioning and daily activities at post-treatment and follow-up measurements after 9, 12, 15 and 18 months.<br><br /><br /><br>The primary outcome measures are measured as follows:<br /><br><br>1. Impact on physical functioning: composite z-scores of<br /><br>A. Pain (IRGL, Huiskes, 1990);<br /><br>B. Fatigue (CIS, Vercoulen, 1996).<br /><br>2. Impact on psychological functioning: composite z-scores of:<br /><br>A. Negative mood (IRGL, Huiskes, 1990);<br /><br>B. Anxiety (IRGL, Huiskes, 1990);<br /><br>C. Depression (BDI, Beck, 1988).<br /><br>3. Impact on daily activities: composite z-scores of<br /><br>A. Mobility and self-care (IRGL, Huiskes, 1990);<br /><br>B. Role limitations due to emotional and physical health problems (SF-36. Ware, 1993).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcomes include cost-effectiveness analyses and effects on disease severity and treatment compliance with regard to standard rheumatological care.<br>