Rheumatoid Arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: under standard medical treatment and performing sports exercises according to specialized training by a sports medicine specialist in the hand three times a day (3
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients over 18 years of age with rheumatoid arthritis, in whom the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis is definite based on the criteria of ACR/EULAR 2010 The absence of joint pain in the wrist, metacarpopharngeal or proximal inter-phalanx History of stable medication in the last 3 months Personal expression is the inability to perform daily activities
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with diabetes and Body Mass Index above 30 kg/m2 (BMI = 30 k/m2), Patients who have significant Osteoarthritis in the hands, Hand surgery in the last 6 months Patients who have active disease (in phase are acute)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Examining the pain level is a scale to measure the intensity of the patient's pain at rest, which is numbered from zero to ten. The number zero indicates the absence of pain and the number ten indicates the maximum amount of pain in the state of rest. Timepoint: The duration of the study is one month, and all the mentioned outcomes are measured twice, once at zero time (start of the study and before the intervention) and the second time on the 30th day after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual pain measurement system (VAS) will be used to measure the pain level of the subjects. This method is a scale to measure the patient's pain intensity at rest, which is numbered from zero to ten. The number zero indicates the absence of pain and the number ten indicates the maximum amount of pain in the state of rest. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Range of motion. Timepoint: The duration of the study is one month, and all the mentioned outcomes are measured twice, once at zero time (the beginning of the study and before the intervention) and the second time on the 30th day after the intervention. Method of measurement: The patient's range of motion in hand flexion and extension is measured by goniometer.;Hand grip. Timepoint: The duration of the study is one month, and all the mentioned outcomes are measured twice, once at zero time (the beginning of the study and before the intervention) and the second time on the 30th day after the intervention. Method of measurement: Hand Grip is measured by dynamometer. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactNiloofar Abozarzadeh Tahamtan
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed