Inflammatory arthritis: rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthritis Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Patients were alternatingly randomized to either report health-related quality of life (HRQoL) only, or to additionally receive 12 weeks of individualized lifestyle counselling via the app pertaining
Sponsors
The German Society for Rheumatology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with inflammatory arthritis: 1.1. Rheumatoid arthritis according to the 2010 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) criteria 1.2. Psoriatic arthritis according to Classification Criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) criteria 1.3. Spondylarthritis according to Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) criteria 2. Age >18 years 3. Written consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients without written consent 2. Age <18 years 3. Unable to use mobile phone/not in possession of mobile phone
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Low disease activity or remission, categorized according to disease-specific instruments: Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index (RADAI) for rheumatoid arthritis, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) for axial spondyloarthritis and Disease Activity Index in Psoriatic Arthritis (DAPSA) for PsoA at baseline and 12 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Adherence to a healthy Mediterranean diet measured using the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) at weeks 0 and 12 2. Health-related quality of life measured with the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) at weeks 0 and 12 3. Weight (in kg) measured using a scale at weeks 0 and 12 4. Self-estimated time doing sports per week (in h) measured using a questionnaire via mobile phone application at weeks 0 and 12 5. Exercise per week measured using BSA (Bewegungs- und Sportaktivität Fragebogen = Movement and sports activity questionnaire) via mobile phone application at weeks 0 and 12 6. Mental health status measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire 5 (PHQ-5) questionnaire via mobile phone application at weeks 0 and 12 7. Rheumatoid arthritis disease activity measured using the compound Disease Activity Score-28 (DAS-28) during patient visit in a subgroup of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients at weeks 0 and 12 | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactTürker Kurt
Outcome results
None listed