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Clinical Trials/NCT00722514
NCT00722514
Completed
Not Applicable

Evaluation of a Patient Education Program for Ankylosing Spondylitis

Rehazentrum Bad Eilsen1 site in 1 countryJuly 1998

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Sponsor
Rehazentrum Bad Eilsen
Locations
1
Status
Completed
Last Updated
17 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Long term disease management is essential for Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), a chronic progressive systemic inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton. Extensive information about the disease is a necessary first step. An education program for AS was implemented to improve inpatient medical rehabilitation. In a controlled quasi-experimental multicentric study the efficacy of this program was analysed.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
July 1998
End Date
July 2001
Last Updated
17 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Rehazentrum Bad Eilsen

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) according to modified New York Criteria
  • Early diagnosis criteria for AS
  • ESSG Criteria for Spondyloarthritis

Exclusion Criteria

  • History of malignant disease during past five years
  • Secondary fibromyalgia syndrome
  • Group integration deficiencies
  • Seminar repeaters

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

Study Sites (1)

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