Telemonitoring intensive strategy in early rheumatoid arthritis
Completed
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal DiseasesRheumatoid arthritis
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13142685
- Lead Sponsor
- niversità Politecnica delle Marche
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 41
Inclusion Criteria
1. Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis according the 2010 ACR/EULAR criteria for RA
2. Age 18 years and over
3. Disease duration less than 1 year (the disease duration was considered from the onset of the symptoms to baseline that corresponded with the point of diagnosis and with the start of treatment)
4. Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) of 22 or over
Exclusion Criteria
1. Visual limitations were present
2. Hard of hearing and living alone
3. Poor command of the Italian language
4. Suffering from diseases requiring hospitalization such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, extracorporeal dialysis or chronic infectious disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Disease activity, measured using the clinical disease activity index (CDAI) is measured at baseline and 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Comprehensive disease control (CDC), measured using the clinical disease activity index (CDAI) and the Recent-Onset Disability Index (ROAD) at baseline and 1 year