Optimisation of rehabilitation in patients with polyarthritis or spondylarthritis through individually agreed upon strength-, endurance- and coordination training (KAKo-Training)

Optimisation of rehabilitation in patients with polyarthritis or spondylarthritis through individually agreed upon strength-, endurance- and coordination training (KAKo-Training) - KAKo

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00007919

Enrollment

360

Registered

2015-03-25

Start date

2008-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

M05-M14 M45-M49

Interventions

Group 1: The intervention implemented as part of the KAKo-study stands out due to • an intense KAKo-training during the rheumatic inpatient rehabilitation • in a closed group • with systematic motivat

AS). The additional ninth training unit consisted of 90 minutes of aqua aerobics for the intervention group (IG). • In the rehabilitation clinic Teufelsbad Fachklinik Blankenburg the nine KAKo-units

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - ICD-10-Diagnosis inflammatory-rheumatic condition: chronic polyarthritis (M05-M07) oder ankylosing spondyloarthritis (M45-M46) - written agreement of participation in the study - sufficient language proficiency - inpatient rehabilitation after general application procedure (Allgemeines Antragsverfahren) or expedited procedure or as follow-up treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - surgery of the musculoskeletal system during the last three months - severe cardiopulmonary condition (contraindication for intense physical exercise) - insufficient proficieny in german (for filling out questionnaires) - ongoing application for disability pension benefits

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
physical component score of the Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey (Bullinger & Kirchberger, 1998): comparison between control group and intervention group at t5 (12 months after discharge) while controlling for the initial value at t1 (rehabilitation onset)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- functional capacity in daily life: Hannover Functional Questionnaire (FFbH-P+R) (Kohlmann & Raspe, 1994) - pain in the last 4 weeks: numeric rating scale (0= no pain to 10= unbearable pain) - mental component score of the short-form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36) (Bullinger & Kirchberger, 1998) - Anxiety and Depression: Hospital Anxiety Despression Scale -german version (HADS-D) (Herrmann-Lingen, Buss & Snaith, 2005) - physical activity in daily life, leisure time and sports activity: Freiburg Questionnaire of physical activity (FFkA) (Frey, Berg, Grathwohl, & Keul, 1999) - perceived advantages and disadvantages of physical activity: decision balance concerning physical activity (Basler, Quint, & Wolf, 2004) - sports-related self-efficacy-expectations: exercise self-efficacy-scale (SSA) (Basler, Jäkle, Keller, & Baum, 1999) - employment: employed yes/no - direct and indirect cost of illness (Krauth et al., von der Schulenburg et al., 2007) All secondary outcomes were analysed through a group comparison between control- and intervention group at t5 (12 months after discharge) while controlling for the initial value at t1 (rehbilitation onset) as well.	—

Measure

Time frame

- functional capacity in daily life: Hannover Functional Questionnaire (FFbH-P+R) (Kohlmann & Raspe, 1994) - pain in the last 4 weeks: numeric rating scale (0= no pain to 10= unbearable pain) - mental component score of the short-form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36) (Bullinger & Kirchberger, 1998) - Anxiety and Depression: Hospital Anxiety Despression Scale -german version (HADS-D) (Herrmann-Lingen, Buss & Snaith, 2005) - physical activity in daily life, leisure time and sports activity: Freiburg Questionnaire of physical activity (FFkA) (Frey, Berg, Grathwohl, & Keul, 1999) - perceived advantages and disadvantages of physical activity: decision balance concerning physical activity (Basler, Quint, & Wolf, 2004) - sports-related self-efficacy-expectations: exercise self-efficacy-scale (SSA) (Basler, Jäkle, Keller, & Baum, 1999) - employment: employed yes/no - direct and indirect cost of illness (Krauth et al., von der Schulenburg et al., 2007) All secondary outcomes were analysed through a group comparison between control- and intervention group at t5 (12 months after discharge) while controlling for the initial value at t1 (rehbilitation onset) as well.

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Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026