Group Training and Quality of Life and Reduction of Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Training Leaflet; Training Workshop
• Interventions: Behavioral: training leaflet and oral training

• Registration Number: NCT01998373
• Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

Abstract

Background:

It is documented that some patient education interventions, preferably with a behavioral component included, may improve pain, disability and moods Purpose of the study: the purpose of this study was to improve the quality of life and reduce pain in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Methods:

Patients were allocated to a patient training intervention group and patient without training intervention group. Both groups received routine treatments while the patient training intervention group, in addition to the routine treatments received training booklets and participated in the training workshop. All the extracted data from the written questionnaire were collected and analyzed using SPSS software.

Detailed Description

Results:

The improvement in the signs of recovery for physical and mood symptoms in the patient training intervention group were seen (p \< 0.05). The score of quality of life had significantly improved in the two groups (Mean difference was 9.31±3.03 and P\<0.003). This improvement was significantly higher in the patient training intervention group (P=0.008). After adjustment for education level, the score of quality of life in patient training intervention group had a higher improvement, but the difference between the two groups was not significant (P = 0.1).

Conclusions:

This study showed the important role of training and the patients' educational level on better treatments. The appropriate training in the patient could create a change in the treatment process and has a better effect on quality of life.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-01
• Primary Completion: 2009-01
• Study Completion: 2009-01
• Status Verified: 2013-11
• Study First Submitted: 2013-11-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-11-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-11-23
• Study First Posted: 2013-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 2013-11-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• The only inclusion criterion was that the patient had RA as the main disease (with the same duration and severity of disease).

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients were excluded if they had another disease.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
patient training and patient without training	training leaflet and oral training	Experimental group 1: patient education intervention group (PIGE) Experimental group 2: patient without intervention group (PWIG)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The score of quality of life had significantly improved in the two groups (using questionnaire)	one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
In the present study a greater percentage of patients reported less pain after intervention (using questionnaire)	one year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

the rheumatology clinic at Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran; 🇮🇷 Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of