europathic Pain in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Association with Functional Status, Quality of Life, Sleep Quality, Disease Activity, and Depression Levels

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Orthopaedics

• Registration Number: PACTR202401754503987
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine Al Azhar University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-10-04
• Last Update Posted: 4 March 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

Consecutive patients >18 years
- Consecutive patients <65 years
- Classified with Ankylosing Spondylitis according to the New York classification criteria
- Patients agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

- Patients who were pregnant;
- Patients with any rheumatological disease other than Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia or other systemic diseases affecting sleep quality

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
•Quality of life (QOL): was evaluated by Evaluation of Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (EASi-QoL) questionnaire, Short-Form 36 (SF-36);•Fatigue: was measured by a visual analogic scale (VAS-F) ;•Functional Disability: was evaluated by The Health Assessment Questionnaire Modified for Spondyloarthropathies (HAQ-S), the Bath Ankylosing Functional Index (BASFI).;•Depression: was measured by the CES-D questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
•Disease activity: was evaluated by ASDAS-ESR, BASDAI