Axial spondyloarthritis Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are adults with axial spondyloarthritis attending the residential self-management course at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases (Royal United Hospital, Bath). Nothing is ad
the study observes them while they undergo assessments already part of the course, plus two brief additions.
At three time points — course entry (day 1), midpoint (day 5) and course exit (day 10) — e
all contain inertial measurement units recording acceleration and orientation (all devices' audio and microphone functions are not used). Two tripod-mounted iPhones record video from two angles so a p
the sock and floor tasks are repeated three times. The PI times ea
Sponsors
University of Bath
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 999 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults aged 18 years and over 2. Diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis 3. Attending a residential self-management programme at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases 4. Have the capacity for providing informed consent for participation 5. Sufficient communicative ability to participate in the research, and follow verbal or written instructions for the study procedures (must be able to communicate in English)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Those who would be unable to perform study procedures without psychological or physical discomfort, beyond that which they would experience on the self-management course 2. Previous spinal surgery 3. Significant degenerative spinal disease 4. Vertebral fractures 5. Known malignancy 6. Total spinal ankylosis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Level of agreement between machine-learning estimates (from wearable and/or vision data) and clinically measured BASMI, BASFI and ASPI measured using Bland–Altman analysis (bias and 95% limits of agreement) at day 1, 5, and 10 of the RNHRD AxSpA self management course | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactGregory;Christopher Knowles;Clarke
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Outcome results
None listed