The Effect of Cold Application on Pain, Disease Activity and Quality of Life in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 90
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Rheumatoi Arthritis Disease Activity Index-5
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this thesis is to examine the effects of cold application on pain, disease activity, and quality of life in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Currently, non-pharmacological interventions, such as cold therapy, are utilized less frequently than pharmacological treatments for the management of pain in inflamed joints. Cold application is anticipated to alleviate pain and consequently enhance patients' quality of life. This study seeks to improve quality of life by reducing pain in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Given its simplicity, ease of application, and low cost, this intervention may be recommended as a pain management strategy both for patients and for nurses working in clinical settings. Furthermore, the study aims to contribute to the existing literature on the subject.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Having been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at least 6 months ago,
- •No problems with speaking, communicating, hearing, or understanding,
- •Able to understand and speak Turkish,
- •Experiencing pain.
排除标准
- •Patients who are in remission
- •Individuals of foreign nationality
- •People with psychiatric or mental illnesses
- •Patients who do not consent to participate in the study or who withdraw at any stage of the study
研究组 & 干预措施
Cold Application Group
Patients will be instructed to apply cold therapy three times daily for 15 minutes each session over a period of three weeks. Patients will report their daily cold application to the researcher via text message. For those unable to provide updates via text, the researcher will follow up daily by phone to monitor adherence to the intervention.
干预措施: Cold Application (Behavioral)
Control Group
This patient group will undergo follow-up assessment after a three-week period during which no intervention will be administered.
结局指标
主要结局
Rheumatoi Arthritis Disease Activity Index-5
时间窗: 3 weeks
The Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index-5 (RADAI-5) is a patient-reported outcome measure designed to assess disease activity in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis
次要结局
- The Short Form Health Survery- SF-36(3 weeks)
研究者
Betül ERTEN
Principal Investigator
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi