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临床试验/ISRCTN44344800
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A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of hydrotherapy and land exercises on global well-being in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK)0 个研究点目标入组 0 人开始时间: 2004年9月30日最近更新:

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状态
已完成
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研究设计

研究类型
Interventional

入排标准

入选标准

  • a. Invitation - potential volunteers will be invited to participate when they attend their Rheumatology out-patient appointment sessions. They will be provided with a Patient Information Leaflet and a short screening Questionnaire with a section to state their interest in participation
  • b. Consent - Informed consent for participation in the study will be sought from all volunteers and consent forms will be completed. A copy of this form will be retained by each patient.
  • c. Patient Selection:
  • 1. Ability to understand the purpose of the study, give informed consent in writing and follow simple instructions
  • 2. Age >18 years
  • 3. Stable disease modifying drugs for 6 weeks before study entry
  • 4. No injected steroids 4 weeks prior to study entry
  • 5. Stable non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for 2 weeks before entry
  • 6. No surgery 3 months preceding study or planned surgery within 3 months of entry
  • 7. Functional class I, II, III

排除标准

  • 1. Patients who have received physiotherapy or hydrotherapy in the past 6 months
  • 2. Any medical condition that in the opinion of the investigators would cause the study to be detrimental to the patient
  • 3. Known chlorine sensitivity
  • 4. Open or infected skin wound
  • 5. Poorly controlled epilepsy
  • 6. Incontinence of faeces
  • 7. Weight >16 stones (102 kg) - inability to meet emergency procedures in our hydrotherapy pool
  • 8. Pregnancy or breast-feeding
  • 9. Fear of water precluding hydrotherapy
  • 10. Inability to communicate with therapist effectively
  • 11. Unlikely to comply with therapy in the opinion of a physician
  • 12. Known carriage of methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (upper respiratory tract)

研究者

发起方
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK)

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