Effect of Ginger consumption on the Clinical Manifestation and Blood Pressure in adult with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Adult with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis.Other specified Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Registration Number
- IRCT201206179472N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice-chancellor for Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
person with RA diaseases as ACR criteria; having RA from 2 years ago; age between 20-69 years; not being pregnant or lactated; not smoking and drink alcoho; havn't eaten multivitamin or antioxidants supplements from 3 month ago; don't eat lowering blood pressure; don't eat anti pregnancy drugs; exclusion criteria; Changes in diet or physical activity every day; taking less than 80% of supplements given to patients at baseline(the compaliance lower than %80); consumption of contraceptives; multivitamins and antioxidant supplements; renal, hepatic,thyroid, parathyroid diseases, cancer and heart diseases.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scales.;Number of inflammated joints. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Examintion.;Morning stiffness. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Examintion.;Global physician assesment. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Examintion.;Sistolic Blood pressure. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Sphygmomanometer.;Distolic Blood pressurs. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Sphygmomanometer.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method BMI. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: weight/height^2.;Waist Circumference. Timepoint: Before and after study. Method of measurement: Tape.