Heated Pool Exercise Groups for Patients With Rheumatic Diseases

Completed

• Conditions: Rheumatic Disease
• Interventions: Procedure: Pool exercise

• Registration Number: NCT01755832
• Lead Sponsor: National Resource Center for Rehabilitation in Rheumatology

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of heated pool group exercises for patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases with regard to symptoms (pain, fatigue, stiffness and ability to carry out daily activities).

Detailed Description

The patients receive text messages on mobile phones twice a week for circa 40 weeks. The text messages ask for pain, fatigue, stiffness and ability to carry out everyday activities. The patients should respond with a number from 0 to 10, where 0 is no symptoms/no hindering of activity and 10 is worst symptoms/worst hindering of activity.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-09
• Status Verified: 2012-12
• Study First Submitted: 2012-12-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-12-19
• Study First Posted: 2012-12-24
• Primary Completion: 2014-10
• Study Completion: 2015-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-01-08
• Last Update Posted: 2015-01-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

• Referral from a medical doctor to group exercises in heated pool
• Inflammatory rheumatic joint disease
• > 18 years
• Stable disease
• Mobile phone owner
• Understand and use text messages on mobile phones

Exclusion Criteria

• Independent living
• Joint surgery previous to the study start

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Pool exercise group	Pool exercise	Patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain	40 weeks	How much pain do you have at present? The outcome is measured on a ten-point numeric rating scale (NRS) ranging from zero to ten with "0" representing "no pain" and "10" representing "extreme pain".
Stiffness	40 weeks	How much stiffness do you have at present? The outcome is assessed on a ten-point numeric rating scale with "0" representing "no stiffness" and "10" representing "extreme stiffness".
Activity	40 weeks	How much do your health problems affect your ability to conduct daily activities? The outcome is assessed on a ten-point rating scale ranging from zero to ten with "0" representing "no affect" and "10" representing "extreme affect".
Fatigue	40 weeks	How much fatigue do you have at present? The outcome is assesses on a ten-point rating scale ranging from zero to ten with "0" representing "no fatigue" and "10" representing "extreme fatigue"

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National resource center for rehabilitation in rheumatology; 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway