Rheumatoid arthritis and Osteoarthritis Musculoskeletal Diseases Arthropathies
Conditions
Interventions
Directly following hospital discharge the patients of this study design recieved Intensive Exercise Therapy (IET) or Usual Care (UC).
The IET group were referred to a dedicated convalescent ?hotel?.
Sponsors
University of Twente (The Netherlands)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged over 18 2. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 1987 or polyarticular OsteoArthritis (OA)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of serious cardiac disease (New York Heart Association [NYHA] class III and IV) 2. Incapacitating pulmonary disease Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stage IV 3. Serious hypertension (diastolic blood pressure more than 110 mmHg) 4. Pregnancy 5. Insufficient understanding of the Dutch language 6. Functional incapacity (Steinbrocker functional class four)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Function ability as measured with the McMaster Toronto Arthritis patient preference questionnaire (MACTAR) and Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Quality of life as measured with the RAND-36/Short Form health survey (SF-36) and Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales (AIMS) 2. Mobility as measured with the Escola Paulista de Medicina Range Of Motion (EPM-ROM) 3. Pain, general health as measured with a Visual Analogue Scale 4. Costs | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed