Digitized Grip Strength

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Interventions: Device: Digitized sensor

• Registration Number: NCT02197507
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Montpellier

Brief Summary

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common chronic inflammatory arthritis in adults. Monitoring of disease activity is based on Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS 28). There are also validated questionnaires for self-assessment of the disease by the patient. Grip strength measured using a digitized sensor used by the patient could be an additional tool to the remote monitoring of patients with RA.

Main Objective : To evaluate the correlation between the measurement of grip strength in the dominant hand measured by a digital sensor and activity of RA assessed by DAS 28

Secondary objective : Evaluate the correlation between grip strength of the dominant hand and :

* scores of fatigue and pain (VAS and FACIT)

* the self-assessment scores known in RA : functional index Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and scores of activity RAPID3 and RADAI5.

It is a cross-sectional study involving 150 patients followed in our department for RA. Grip strength of the dominant hand will be measured by a digitalized sensor during a single visit integrating into the routine monitoring of patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2014-07
• Study First Submitted: 2014-07-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-07-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-07-21
• Study First Posted: 2014-07-22
• Last Update Posted: 2014-07-22
• Study Start: 2014-09
• Primary Completion: 2015-09
• Study Completion: 2015-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• Rheumatoid arthritis whatever its activity
• Above 18 years old patients

Exclusion Criteria

• Other condition that may affect the level of fatigue and / or grip strength
• Insufficient level of understanding to perform the measurement and self-report questionnaires

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
RA patients	Digitized sensor	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
grip strength	visit 1	Evaluate the correlation between the measurement of grip strength in the dominant hand measured by a digital sensor and activity of RA assessed by DAS 28

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UH Montpellier; 🇫🇷 Montpellier, France