Evaluation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Education Literature: The ERADEL Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
- Enrollment
- 376
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Patient knowledge about rheumatoid arthritis
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease that results in joint inflammation, pain and swelling. It may progress to advance stages that render patients unable to carry out their daily activities. It also results in joints deformity and is a leading cause of disability globally.
Patient education plays an important role in the management of disease. Adequate patient knowledge and awareness about disease may help in incorporating the ailment in daily life. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefit of a disease education literature in Urdu language and with culturally relevant illustration for rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- Single (Investigator)
Masking Description
The investigator will be blinded from randomization and recruitment process.
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Out-patients with established diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis over 3 months.
- •Participants who are willing to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients with no rheumatoid arthritis.
- •Patients currently undergoing surgery or had previous history of surgery.
- •Patients who are not willing to participate.
- •In-patients.
Arms & Interventions
Patient Education Group
Patients will be provided with disease education literature
Intervention: Patient education (Behavioral)
Normal Group
Patients will not be provided with disease education literature
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Patient knowledge about rheumatoid arthritis
Time Frame: 3 months
Measurement of patient's knowledge and awareness about rheumatoid arthritis using The 13-item Rheumatoid Arthritis Knowledge Assessment Scale (RAKAS-13) before and after the intervention. The RAKAS-13 is a psychometric tool consisting of 13 multiple choice questions related to rheumatoid arthritis disease knowledge. All questions have 1 point for "Right" answer and zero (0) points for "Wrong" answer. The scoring criteria are as follows: Excellent knowledge More than 75% correct answers = Above 11 points Adequate knowledge More than 50% or equal to 75% correct answers = 8 - 10 points Low knowledge More than 30% or equal to 50% correct answers = 5 - 7 points Poor knowledge Less than 30% correct answers = 4 points or less.
Secondary Outcomes
- Patient satisfaction(3 months)
Investigators
Atta Abbas Naqvi
Research Assistant
Universiti Sains Malaysia