Vascular Occlusion and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Interventions: Other: high intensity resistance training; Other: vascular occlusion with exercise trainig

• 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

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

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

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Exclusion Criteria

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

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
high intensity resistance training	high intensity resistance training	-
low intensity with vascular occlusion	vascular occlusion with exercise trainig	-

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