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Effect of Pharmaceutical Care on patients with Chronic Pai

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Fibromyalgia
C05.550.114.606
Registration Number
RBR-8494rf7
Lead Sponsor
niversidade Federal de Sergipe
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Patients previously diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and/or fibromyalgia, according to the diagnostic criteria of the American College of Rheumatology. Patients of both gender. Aged over 18 years. Who have been using pharmacotherapy prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis for at least 6 months, and/or pharmacotherapy prescribed for fibromyalgia for at least 1 month

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with severe psychiatric disorders; cancer; pregnant women; those participating in other clinical trials that have the same outcomes or interventions that may cause a risk of bias

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary outcomes evaluated will be quality of life and pain intensity. To assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL), the Portuguese version of the European quality of life scale (EQ-5D) will be used. To assess pain intensity, the visual analogue scale (VAS) will be used.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary outcomes will be adherence to pharmacotherapy, patient satisfaction and medication-related problems. To assess adherence to pharmacotherapy, an adaptation of the four-item Therapeutic Adherence Scale will be used. To carry out the assessment of drug-related problems (DRP), the four-item classification will be used. To assess patient satisfaction, the Net Promoter Score (NPS) method will be used.
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