Compared effects of aerobic and resistance and combined trainings on sleep quality and fatigue in women with rheumatoid arthritis

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202406487063055

Enrollment

Registered

2024-06-05

Start date

2023-03-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Diseases Orthopaedics

Interventions

Combined aerobic and resistance exercises

Aerobic training

Resistance training

Medications

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Rheumatoid arthritis for more than 3 years. 2. Poor sleep quality. 3. Mild to moderate depression. 4. All women are sedentary with low physical activity levels on the six-point physical activity scale, scoring = 2 5. Their ages will be ranged from 30 to 45 years old. 6. Their BMI will be less than 30 Kg/m2.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant or are breast-feeding. 2. Post-menopausal women. 3. Women treated with steroids, hypnotics, antidepressants or antipsychotics. 4. Women with cardiac symptoms. 5. Musculoskeletal/ neurological limitations to exercise.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Fatigue (Arabic version of the fatigue severity scale);Functional capacity using Bruce treadmill incremental exercise test (V?O2 max estimation);Depression (Beck Depression Inventory II score)	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactMohamed Elhamrawy

Assistant Professor Department of Physiotherapy Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences Middle East University

saher_lotfi@yahoo.com+201060667075

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026