A dynamic exercise programme to improve patients' disability in rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective randomised controlled trial

Completed

• Conditions: Rheumatoid arthritis; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Other rheumatoid arthritis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN18282428
• Lead Sponsor: Association for Research on Osteoarticular Disease (ARPOA) (France)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-07-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. 1987 modified American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for RA
2. Treated with a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug

Exclusion Criteria

1. >10 mg glucocorticoid per day
2. No or unstable Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug (DMARD) regimen
3. DAS28 variation >1.2 in the past 3 months
4. Age <18 or >70
5. Severe comorbidity causing a reduced life expectancy
6. Global functional status in RA class III or IV
7. Patients unable to follow the educational program or complete a questionnaire because of cognitive impairment, psychiatric disease, social frailty or language difficulty

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional status, evaluated by the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) at 1 and 6 months and 1 year. HAQ total score ranges from 0 (no functional limitation) to 3 (dramatic functional impairment).