Participation Restrictions in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Completed

• Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Registration Number: NCT02863653
• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brief Summary

Objective: To evaluate what factors contribute to social participation restrictions in subjects with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), considering the model International Classification of Functioning (ICF).

Methods: Cross-sectional study with 81 individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis, using instruments to measure two constructs of component social participation.

Detailed Description

In this study the definition of social participation considered several areas, such as marriage and family, work, leisure, religion, economy, and politics which are based in the social scales of the questionnaires SF-36 and AIMS2.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-06
• Primary Completion: 2009-08
• Study Completion: 2010-08
• Status Verified: 2016-07
• Study First Submitted: 2016-07-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-08-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-08-08
• Study First Posted: 2016-08-11
• Last Update Posted: 2016-08-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 81

Inclusion Criteria

• Age greater than 18 years of age
• Mental capacity as assessed by the Brazilian version of Mini Mental State Examination
• Diagnosis of RA according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 1987 criteria established by attending service rheumatologist.

Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals who had undergone surgery of the upper limbs, were unable to comply with the protocol for data collection, or with non-corrected visual deficits that could interfere with their functionality were excluded

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Short Form Instruments (social aspect) and Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale (social interaction) were used as outcome measures to assess the social participation according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health	June 2009 to August 2010	We evaluated 81 individuals in a single meeting with the SF-36 and AIMS2, each participant was assessed for 2 hours. The revised AIMS2 comprises five main dimensions. The score of each AIMS scale varies from zero to 10 (a score of 10 indicates the worst state of health). The SF-36 is a generic instrument that assesses quality of life and comprises eight dimensions. The SF-36 final score varies from zero to 100 in each of the eight dimensions (a score of 100 represents the best state of health).