A comparative clinical study on the effect of naturopathy and yoga on rheumatoid arthritis
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M057- Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor without organ or systems involvement
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/12/029833
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Geetha Kumari V
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Age 25 to 60 years, of both the genders
Diagnosis of RA, according to the revised 1987 ACR criteria for at least 6 months
Disease activity, as defined using a 28 joint count by >= 5 tender joints, >= 5 swollen joints, and one of the following: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) >= 28 mm/hour, C-reactive protein (CRP) >= 1.5 mg/dL, duration of a.m. stiffness >= 45 minutes.
History of drug, alcohol, or chemical abuse within 6 months prior to screening.
Intra-articular steroid injections within 4 weeks of screening.
Inability to comply with study and follow-up procedures
Any other disease, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion that might affect the interpretation of the results
Currently pregnant or lactating
If the patient has begun any new treatment for RA during the previous 4 weeks (except analgesic treatment with paracetamol or NSAIDs)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Disease activity is assessed by DAS-28 <br/ ><br>Pain intensity will be assessed by Visual Analogue Scale <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 3 months <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Handgrip strength <br/ ><br>Depression, anxiety and stress scale by DASS 21 questionnaire <br/ ><br>Quality of life by SF-36 questionnaire <br/ ><br>Inflammatory markers,viz., CRP, ESR, RA factor <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 3 months