Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conditions
Keywords
RA
Brief summary
Evaluate effect of biological therapy on activity of RA compared to usual DMARDs
Detailed description
Comparison between RA activity in both groups who recieved biological and DMARDS therapy
Interventions
DRUGBiological Drug
Different biological drugs
Sponsors
Sohag University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* RA patients
Exclusion criteria
* any other connective tissue disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in activity of rheumatoid arthritis | After 3 months of treatment | By DAS 28; it include 28 tender and swollen joints, laboratory test (ESR) and visual analogue score, if it higher than 5.1 it mean high disease activity and if lower than 3.2 it mean low activity and consider remission if lower than 2.6 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Activity of RA | 3 months after treatment | MHAQ.scores include questionnaire from eight activities of daily living and range from 0 to 3 and lower scores mean better function state and high scores mean worse function state |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactN M Mansour
Outcome results
None listed