Effectiveness of exercise interventions on upper limb function,range of motion,dexterity and grip strength among patients with rheumatoid arthritis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 250
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- upper limb function,range of motion,dexterity and grip strength.
研究概览
简要总结
Study is a randomized controlled trial with parallel arm assessing the effectiveness of exercise interventions on upper limb function,range of motion,dexterity and grip strength among patients with rheumatoid arthritis attending medicine and rheumatology OPD,Medical College Hospital,Thiruvananthapuram.
The experimental group will be recieving the standard treatment + teaching and demonstration of exercise (range of motion,stretching,strengthening and wrist curl exrecises).pamphlets regarding the exercise and a grip strengthener also will be provided.Control group will be recieving only the standard treatment.
Outcome measures include upper limb function,range of motion,dexterity and grip strength and assessed by Michigan hand outcome questionnaire,goniometer,nine hole peg test and hand dynamometer respectively.
Assessment will be done at baseline,4 weeks,8 weeks and 12 weeks.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Computer generated randomization
- 盲法
- Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 35.00 Year(s) 至 70.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •1.Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are willing to participate in the study 2.Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are in functional class 1,II and III(American college of rheumatology classification) 3.Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are able to follow english or malayalam.
排除标准
- •1.Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who underwent surgery in upper limb in the previous six months 2.Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who had intra-articular injection in upper limb with in the previous four weeks 3.Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who had fracture in upper limb in the previous six months.
结局指标
主要结局
upper limb function,range of motion,dexterity and grip strength.
时间窗: baseline,4weeks,8 weeks and 12 weeks
次要结局
- No secondary outcome(NA)