Vascular Occlusion and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Effects of Strength Training With Vascular Occlusion in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01483157

Enrollment

Registered

2011-12-01

Start date

2011-11-30

Completion date

2015-11-30

Last updated

2014-02-28

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Conditions

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Brief summary

Resistance exercise plus vascular occlusion may induce greater improvements in strength and muscle mass resistance training alone. The investigators speculate this training strategy could be beneficial in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Interventions

OTHERvascular occlusion with exercise trainig

twelve weeks of resistance training with vascular occlusion twice a week

OTHERhigh intensity resistance training

twelve weeks of resistance training twice a week

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

30 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* female with rheumatoid arthritis * Disease activity scores \> 2.6 * use of anti-TNF-alpha drugs for at least 8 weeks

Exclusion criteria

* BMD \< 20 kg/m2 * fibromyalgia * cardiovascular disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
muscle strength	twelve weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
quality of life	twelve weeks

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026