Heated Pool Exercise Groups for Patients With Rheumatic Diseases

Better Everyday-life With Heated Pool Exercise Groups for Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01755832

Enrollment

Registered

2012-12-24

Start date

2012-09-30

Completion date

2015-01-31

Last updated

2015-01-09

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Conditions

Rheumatic Disease

Keywords

inflammatory rheumatic joint disease, text message, > 18 years, Norwegian speaking

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of heated pool group exercises for patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases with regard to symptoms (pain, fatigue, stiffness and ability to carry out daily activities).

Detailed description

The patients receive text messages on mobile phones twice a week for circa 40 weeks. The text messages ask for pain, fatigue, stiffness and ability to carry out everyday activities. The patients should respond with a number from 0 to 10, where 0 is no symptoms/no hindering of activity and 10 is worst symptoms/worst hindering of activity.

Interventions

PROCEDUREPool exercise

Group exercise in heated pool one hour per week for 12 weeks.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Referral from a medical doctor to group exercises in heated pool * Inflammatory rheumatic joint disease * \> 18 years * Stable disease * Mobile phone owner * Understand and use text messages on mobile phones

Exclusion criteria

* Independent living * Joint surgery previous to the study start

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Stiffness	40 weeks	How much stiffness do you have at present? The outcome is assessed on a ten-point numeric rating scale with 0 representing no stiffness and 10 representing extreme stiffness.
Activity	40 weeks	How much do your health problems affect your ability to conduct daily activities? The outcome is assessed on a ten-point rating scale ranging from zero to ten with 0 representing no affect and 10 representing extreme affect.
Pain	40 weeks	How much pain do you have at present? The outcome is measured on a ten-point numeric rating scale (NRS) ranging from zero to ten with 0 representing no pain and 10 representing extreme pain.
Fatigue	40 weeks	How much fatigue do you have at present? The outcome is assesses on a ten-point rating scale ranging from zero to ten with 0 representing no fatigue and 10 representing extreme fatigue

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

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