Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Personalized exercise (4 months)
Usual care
Sponsors
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Human Health Sciences.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 60 and 75 years at the time of consent/enrollment date. 2. Participants who have been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis by their physician at the time of baseline assessment. 3. Participants who are positive on the sarcopenia screening test 4.Those who are able and willing to make continuous visits to the implementing facility. 5.Those who are able to communicate, read and write in Japanese. 6.A person who understands the purpose and content of this study and can give written consent to participate in the study of his/her own free will.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have difficulty walking independently or standing up, at the time of baseline assessment 2. Patients who have been instructed by their physician to limit their exercise at the time of the baseline assessment 3. Patients with a pacemaker at baseline assessment 4. Patients with cognitive impairment (MMSE <=23) at baseline assessment. 5.Others, who are judged by the principal investigator or sub-investigator to be inappropriate for this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) at 4 months after randomization | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. SPPB components: balance test, gait test, chair rise test 2. Grip strength 3. skeletal muscle mass 4. Physical activity (activity meter, IPAQ) 5. Disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis: Disease Activity Score 28 joints (DAS28), Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI), Simplified Disease activity Index (SDAI) 6. Physical disability: Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) 7. General health-related QOL: EuroQol-5Dimension (EQ-5D), 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) 8. Subjective depression and anxiety symptoms: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMie Torii
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Human Health Sciences
Outcome results
None listed