Creatine supplementation to treat muscle wasting in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN37558313
• Lead Sponsor: Bangor University (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-03-25
• Last Update Posted: 6 February 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

All volunteers have to:
1. Fulfill the American Rheumatism Association 1987 revised criteria for the diagnosis of RA
2. Be functional class I or II
3. Be age 18 years or over, either sex

Exclusion Criteria

All volunteers must not:
1. Be cognitively impaired
2. Have any other cachectic diseases and any condition preventing safe participation in the study
3. Have a glomerular filtration rate above 60mL/min/1.73m2, assessed from medical records, and no other evidence of kidney damage
4. Be taking drugs or other nutritional supplements known to increase muscle mass
5. Be participating in regular and intense physical training program
6. Be pregnant

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified