Factors Affecting Hand Dysfunction in Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Its Correlation With Quality of Life

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03274570

Enrollment

100

Registered

2017-09-07

Start date

2017-10-01

Completion date

2019-01-31

Last updated

2017-09-07

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Conditions

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Brief summary

The aims of the research are: * To predict factors affecting hand dysfunction in patient with rheumatoid arthritis * To study the effect of hand dysfunction on quality of life in patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Detailed description

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is the most common chronic autoimmune systemic inflammatory arthritis, associated with considerable impairments of Quality of life . Hand is the principle means by which an individual interacts with people and objects in the external environment .Many factors affect hand function in addition to arthritis ,. Many RA patients suffer from an increased loss of muscle mass with a significant impact on these patients' quality of life , and also Distal sensory, mixed sensorimotor, mononeuritis multiplex and entrapment neuropathy are the most commonly reported types of neuropathy in RA .So assessment of factors causing hand dysfunction can provide us a quick and early insight on the debilitating effects of RA on functioning and disability.Thus Early intervention can then be initiated which will help limit joint damage and thereby improve functional outcomes.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Adult Patients who fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) (2010) criteria for RA, attending the Rheumatology and Rehabilitation outpatient clinic and in-patient department, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University Hospitals.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with other rheumatic diseases. * Patients less than 18 years old. * Patients with co-morbidities influencing disease activity and hand function (e.g., end- stage liver or renal disease, serious infections, or severe cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal disease) . * Patient with any recent history of hand trauma, or surgery. * Patient with neurological involvement as , peripheral neuropathy and radiculopathy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
quality of life	one year	Health assessment questionnaire disability index (HAQ)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
hand function	one year	measured by musculoskeletal ultrasound

Contacts

Primary ContactEssraa abd el razek, doctor

essraamohammed2016@yahoo.com01009558495

Backup ContactManal Hassanien, lecturer

manal_hassanien@yahoo.com01062679200

Outcome results