Hand Exercises for Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Impaired ADL Ability: an Exploratory Trial

Hand Exercises for Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Impaired ADL Ability: an Exploratory Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02140866

Acronym

RAHExercise

Enrollment

Registered

2014-05-16

Start date

2014-05-31

Completion date

2016-05-31

Last updated

2017-09-20

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Conditions

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Brief summary

The study examines whether hand exercise therapy as an add on to a compensatory intervention program focused on joint protection, assistive devices and alternative methods of doing will improve the performance of ADL tasks requiring hand function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Interventions

OTHERHand Exercise

OTHERCompensatory Intervention Program (CIP)

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Female sex. * Age ≥ 18. * Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (2). * Involvement of the hands, due to minimum one tender wrist, metacarpophalangeal (MCP) or proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint in one of the hands. * Be on stable medication for at least 3 months prior to participation. * Self-reported decreased ability to perform personal and instrumental ADL tasks involving the hands.

Exclusion criteria

* Significant osteoarthritis of the hand assessed at the initial examination by the rheumatologist * Hand surgery within 6 months of study participation * Other pain condition involving muscles and/or joints, e.g. fibromyalgia. * Prednisolon therapy, change in dose of biological agent or start of treatment with a new biological agent within the last 3 month before study start. * Inability to understand the information or to speak Danish * Any other condition that in the opinion of the investigator or accessing rheumatologist puts an otherwise eligible participant at increased risk by participation or otherwise make the person unfit for participation.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) - the motor skill scale	within 2 weeks post intervention

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The Assessment of Motor and Process Skills(AMPS) - the process skill scale	within 2 weeks post intervention
The Activities of Daily Living Questionnaire (ADL-Q)	within 2 weeks post intervention
Overall disease activity (DAS-28)	within 2 weeks post intervention
Grip strength	within 2 weeks post intervention
Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)	within 2 weeks post intervention

Other

Measure	Time frame
Ultrasound Doppler	within 2 weeks post intervention

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 21, 2026