Effect of Assistive Technology in patients with Hand OsteoArthritis: A randomised, controlled trial

Completed

Conditions: Hand osteoarthritis
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Other rheumatoid arthritis

Registration Number: ISRCTN61534918

Lead Sponsor: Diakonhjemmet Hospital (Norway)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria updated as of 08/04/2008:
1. Age between 18 and 80 years
2. Hand osteoarthritis according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria
3. Ability to communicate in Norwegian

Inclusion criteria provided at time of registration:
1. Age between 18 and 75 years
2. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Juvenile Ideopatic Arthritis (JIA) or Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria
3. Ability to communicate in Norwegian

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria updated as of 08/04/2008:
1. Cognitive or mental impairment
2. Hand surgery within the last 6 months
3. Change in medication within the last month
4. Impaired hand function due to trauma or diseases other than hand osteoarthritis

Exclusion criteria provided at time of registration:
1. Surgery within the last 6 months
2. Cognitive impairment or mental disease
3. Change in medication within the last month
4. Need for assistive technology due to surgery or to be able to be discharged from hospital

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome measures amended as of 22/04/2008:<br>The following will be assessed at baseline and three months:<br>1. Activity and participation, measured with the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) <br>2. Pain during performance of prioritised activities, measured on visual analogue scales <br><br>Primary outcome measures provided at time of registration:<br>The following will be measured at baseline, 6 and 12 months: <br>1. Activity and participation, measured with the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) <br>2. Pain during performance of prioritised activities, measured on visual analogue scales

Secondary Outcome Measures