Health Condition 1: M00-M99- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue Health Condition 2: M199- Osteoarthritis, unspecified site
Conditions
Interventions
Control Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
Self Bhandary Dikshita Bhandary
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Individuals whose rheumatologist, orthopedics, medicine specialist has clinically diagnosed osteoarthritis of the fingers or thumbs. Based on the American College of Rheumatology criteria, European League against rheumatism criteria that is limited duration of localized morning or inactivity stiffness which is more specific to HOA than inflammatory arthritis, involvement of Distal Interphalangeal, Proximal Interphalangeal or Metacarpophalangeal joints, presence of Heberden and Bouchard nodes and, or bony enlargement with or without deformity 2. Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosed according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria. 3. Subjects aged between 40 to 80 years of both genders. 4. Subjects willing to participate.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals considered inappropriate for inclusion by their referring doctor, including those known to be suffering from dementia, mental illness, or learning difficulties, and those with inflammatory arthropathies, terminal illness, or other serious pathology. 2. The presence of other hand and wrist conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, history of major hand trauma or surgery of the hand, or neurologic diseases causing sequelae in the hand, inflammatory arthritis, and endocrine diseases (diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease, etc.) 3. Unable to understand the language or study procedures 4. Unwilling to participate.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To assess Quality of life - Short Form-36 (SF-36) 2. Patient self-reported questionnaire- a.Functional index of hand osteoarthritis to assess pain and hand function b.Patient-rated wrist and hand evaluation(revised)(PRWHE) to assess pain and disability c. Patient-specific function scale (PSFS) to quantify activity limitation. 3.To assess Pain-Visual analogue scale (VAS) Timepoint: Once | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| nilTimepoint: nil | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Charu Eapen
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
Outcome results
None listed