Exercise Perceptions and Preferences Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Completed

• Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Registration Number: NCT01596348
• Lead Sponsor: University of Lausanne

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to analyse exercise behaviour of rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-06
• Study First Submitted: 2011-06-21
• Primary Completion: 2011-11
• Study Completion: 2011-11
• Status Verified: 2012-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-05-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-05-10
• Study First Posted: 2012-05-11
• Last Update Posted: 2012-05-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Age 30 to 80 years

Exclusion Criteria

• Language difficulties and no help from family members or friends

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Exercise status		* Trained; * Active; * Irregularly active; * Partially active; * Inactive
Exercise stages of change		Prochaska 1992: * Precontemplation; * Contemplation; * Preparation; * Action; * Maintenance
Perceived exercise benefits		Questionnaire developped by YH based on existing qualitive studies
Perceived exercise barriers		Questionnaire developped by Brittain et al. 2011
Exercise preferences		Developped by YH based on previous studies

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional status		Health Assessment Questionanire (Guillemin et al. 1991)
Pain		Visual analogue scale (VAS)
Fatigue		VAS
Disease activity		Disease activity score 28 (DAS 28), based on the number of tender and swollen joints and the erythrocite sedimentation rate (ESR)
Quality of life		Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales 2

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Département de l'Appareil Locomoteur; 🇨🇭 Lausanne, Switzerland