Educational material on cardiovascular disease in rheumtoid arthritis (RA)

Development and evaluation of educational material to address the cardiovascular aspects of rheumatoid disease

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN51750274

Enrollment

180

Registered

2010-04-29

Start date

2007-01-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Topic: Cardiovascular

Interventions

The intervention is an 8-week cognitive behavioural education course about cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis which is compared against a leaflet about CVD in RA. Follow up for both groups

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis 2. Aged over 18 years, either sex 3. Any ethnicity 4. The ability to read, understand and write English

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe mental illness 2. Terminal physical illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Knowledge of heart disease at 6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measured at baseline, 2 months and 6 months: 1. Self efficacy questionnaires for stopping smoking 2. Exercise 3. Healthy eating and achieving a normal weight 4. Smoking status 5. Diet diary 6. International Physical Activity Questionnaire 7. Weight 8. Blood pressure 9. Lipid profile 10. Disease activity score in 28 joints 11. EuroQol	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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