Assessment Of Hand Proprioception And The Effect Of Robot Assisted Proprioceptive Training In Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Evaluation Of Hand Proprioceptive Impairment And Efficacy Of Robot Assisted Hand Proprioceptive Training In Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis A Two Phase Study - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/05/110456

Enrollment

380

Registered

2026-05-12

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M059- Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: ROBOT ASSISTED HAND PROPRIOCEIVE TRAINING: ROBOT ASSISTED PROPRIOCEPTIVE TRAING FOR 4 WEEK TO IMPROVE HAND PROPRIOCETION Control Intervention1: STRENGTHEING OF HAND: EXERCISE PROTOCOL

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Phase 1 Prevalence Phase Diagnosed cases of rheumatoid arthritis by orthopaedic surgeon Patients with diagnosis of stage 1-3 as confirm on x-ray Age between 18 and 65 years Clinical involvement of hand joints metacarpophalangeal and or proximal interphalangeal joints Presence of chronic hand pain pain duration more than months Score more than 26 from MoCA scale Willingness to participate and provide written informed consent Phase 2 Intervention Phase Participants will be selected from Phase 1 INCLUSION CRITERIA Participants identified with proprioceptive impairment of the hand, defined as o Joint Position Error JPE values higher difference leads higher error Presence of kinesiophobia defined as o Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia TSKscoremore than 37 indicating clinically relevant fear of movement Presence of Cognitive defined as o MoCA scale of score mpre than 26 Presence of chronic pain, defined as o Pain duration of more than 3 months Pain intensity more than 4 on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale NPRS indicating at least moderate pain Ability to actively participate in robotic hand training sessions Willingness to continue participation throughout the intervention period and provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of neurological disorders affecting upper limb function Recent hand surgery or fracture in the past 6 months Severe hand deformities preventing assessment Other inflammatory or degenerative hand conditions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia Joint Position ErrorTimepoint: for evaluation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pain Catastrophizing Scale Grip Strength Cochin Hand Function Scale Numeric Pain Rating Scale Timepoint: pre and post intervation of 4 weeks	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vaishali Kapse

RJS COLLGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY

drvaishalikapse@gmail.com8796942059

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026