An Animated Home-based Physical Exercise Program as a Treatment Option for Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

A Prospective Pilot Study to Evaluate an Animated Home-based Physical Exercise Program as a Treatment Option for Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02658370

Enrollment

Registered

2016-01-18

Start date

2011-08-31

Completion date

2014-07-31

Last updated

2016-01-18

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Conditions

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Keywords

physical exercises, physical therapy, Wii game console, patients perspective

Brief summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to investigate feasibility and patients´ assessment using an animated home-based exercise program (Software Wii-fit of the Nintendo Wii game console) for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Interventions

DEVICEanimated home-based exercises (Wii-fit)

PROCEDUREconventional home-based exercise program

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients fulfilling the 1987 and 2010 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for rheumatoid Arthritis * Disease activity (patients' global assessment, PtGA) \< 30 mm under therapy with a biological DMARD according to label

Exclusion criteria

* Epilepsy * Flare of RA * A previous use of a Wii console for more than 5 hours

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
feasibility of the animated home-based physical exercise program	12 weeks	to be assessed by qualitative interview analysis

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
6-minute walk test	12 weeks	standardised walk test (walk course with a minimum of 30 meters in length) on flat ground where patients can choose their own intensity of exercise and are allowed to stop and rest during the test. total walk distance after 6 minutes will be evaluated.
respiratory function test	12 weeks	peak expiratory flow taken by a peak flow meter (liter/ Minute)
Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Indes (HAQ-DI)	12 weeks	standardised Patient reported outcome measurement (8 categories regarding disabilities in daily life)
muscle strenght measurement	12 weeks	isometric measurement of 9 muscle groups by using a handheld dynamometer
patient's visual analogue scale for disease activity	12 weeks	patients self-reported judgement on a 100 mm scale
short form 36 questionnaire (SF36)	12 weeks	standardised patient reported outcome measurement (11categories regarding quality of life)
patient's visual analogue scale for pain	12 weeks	patients self-reported judgement on a 100 mm scale

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 12, 2026