Musculoskeletal Diseases Orthopaedics
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Consecutive patients >18 years - Consecutive patients <65 years - Classified with Ankylosing Spondylitis according to the New York classification criteria - Patients agreed to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients who were pregnant; - Patients with any rheumatological disease other than Ankylosing Spondylitis - Patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia or other systemic diseases affecting sleep quality
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| •Quality of life (QOL): was evaluated by Evaluation of Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (EASi-QoL) questionnaire, Short-Form 36 (SF-36);•Fatigue: was measured by a visual analogic scale (VAS-F) ;•Functional Disability: was evaluated by The Health Assessment Questionnaire Modified for Spondyloarthropathies (HAQ-S), the Bath Ankylosing Functional Index (BASFI).;•Depression: was measured by the CES-D questionnaire | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • Disease activity: was evaluated by ASDAS-ESR, BASDAI | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Al Azhar University