Rheumatoid arthritis or metabolic syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis. 2. Patients with factors of metabolic syndrome (obesity, elevation of blood pressure, lipid abnormality, hyperglycemia etc.).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with inflammatory diseases (except rheumatoid arthritis), cancer or other serious disorders. 2. Patients who changed addiction medicines within three months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The levels of peripheral arterial tonometry | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
University of Toyama Department of Japanese Oriental Medicine, Graduate school of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences