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Role of the ANS Dysregulation in the Persistence of Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated With Anti-TNF

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Interventions
Device: VistaO2
Registration Number
NCT02475486
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Brief Summary

Despite the large therapeutic arsenal available since one decade allowing a strong reduction of inflammation process, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients claimed pain, fatigue, sleep problems and other quality of life outcomes. Fatigue reduction during TNF blockers therapy is lower than the strong reduction in RA disease activity. Furthermore, RA patients have higher prevalence of non-inflammatory pain than general population. Fatigue is a real major problem due to 50% of patients considered it as severe.

This dissociation between disease activity and fatigue level suggests that fatigue is multifactorial. No consistent explanations for fatigue are currently available.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
low fatigueVistaO2Measure of ANS by VistaO2 device in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with low disease activity according to DAS28 \<3.2 with visual analog scale of fatigue is \< or equal to 5
high fatigueVistaO2Measure of ANS by VistaO2 device in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with low disease activity according to DAS28 \<3.2 with visual analog scale of fatigue is \> 5
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ratio low/high frequencies of power spectral density of R-R intervalsday1

Comparison of Ratio low/high frequencies of power spectral density of R-R intervals between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. Ratio low/high frequencies of power spectral density of R-R is measured by VistaO2 device.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of sleep apnea syndromeday 1

Comparison of Number of sleep apnea syndrome between between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. sleep apnea syndrome is measured by VistaO2 device.

Total Power spectral density (PSD)day 1

Comparison of Total Power spectral density (PSD) between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. Total Power spectral density (PSD) is measured by VistaO2 device.

PSD of Lower Frequenciesday 1

Comparison of PSD of Lower Frequencies between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. PSD of Lower Frequencies is measured by VistaO2 device.

normalized value of the High and Low frequenciesday 1

Comparison of normalized value of the High and Low frequencies between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. normalized value of the High and Low frequencies is measured by VistaO2 device.

Physical activityday 1

Comparison of physical activity between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. Physical activity is measured by IPAQ score.

Correlation between fatigue and Ratio low/high frequencies of power spectral density of R-R intervalsday 1

fatigue is measured with a visual analogic scale

PSD of High Frequenciesday 1

Comparison of PSD of High Frequencies between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. PSD of High Frequencies is measured by VistaO2 device.

quality of sleepday 1

Comparison of quality of sleep between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. Quality of sleep is measured by PSQI score.

Standard deviation of all R-R intervals (SDNN)day 1

Comparison of Standard deviation of all R-R intervals (SDNN) between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. Standard deviation of all R-R intervals (SDNN) is measured by VistaO2 device.

depressionday 1

Comparison of depression level between RA patients with low fatigue and RA patients with high fatigue. Depression is measured by HAD, BDI and HDRS scales.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chu Saint-Etienne

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Saint-etienne, France

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