Vascular Occlusion and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Registration Number: NCT01483157
• Lead Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo

Brief Summary

Resistance exercise plus vascular occlusion may induce greater improvements in strength and muscle mass resistance training alone. The investigators speculate this training strategy could be beneficial in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-11
• Study First Submitted: 2011-11-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-11-30
• Study First Posted: 2011-12-01
• Status Verified: 2014-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 2014-02-28
• Primary Completion: 2015-11
• Study Completion: 2015-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• female with rheumatoid arthritis
• Disease activity scores > 2.6
• use of anti-TNF-alpha drugs for at least 8 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

• BMD < 20 kg/m2
• fibromyalgia
• cardiovascular disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
muscle strength	twelve weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
quality of life	twelve weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Sao Paulo - School of Medicine - Clinical Hospital; 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo, Brazil