What is my disease activity? (Dutch: Wat is mijn ziekteactiviteit?)
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) (Dutch: Reumatoïde Artritis)
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON25633
- Lead Sponsor
- Radboud university medical center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a patient must meet all of the following criteria:
- has RA according to the 1987 ACR criteria for RA
Exclusion Criteria
A patient will be excluded from participation in this study if her or she is in remission. Remission is defined as a DAS28 score < 2.6 for at least two times in a row.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome of this study is patient empowerment measured with the Effective Consumer Scale (EC-17).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary outcomes of this study are:<br /><br>- Knowledge about tight control, measured by a questionnaire<br /><br>- Attitude towards medication, measured by the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ)<br /> <br>- Tight control adherence and DAS28 decrease (data from medical files)<br><br /><br /><br>Furthermore, possible confounding factors like age, gender, disease duration, prognostic factors (rheumatoid factor, erosions), previous RA medication and their highest level of education are measured.<br><br /><br /><br>A process evaluation will be performed at the end of the study period.