Digitized Grip Strength

University Hospital Center (CHU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis

Treatments: Device: Digitized sensor

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02197507

9385

Details and patient eligibility

About

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common chronic inflammatory arthritis in adults. Monitoring of disease activity is based on Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS 28). There are also validated questionnaires for self-assessment of the disease by the patient. Grip strength measured using a digitized sensor used by the patient could be an additional tool to the remote monitoring of patients with RA.

Main Objective : To evaluate the correlation between the measurement of grip strength in the dominant hand measured by a digital sensor and activity of RA assessed by DAS 28

Secondary objective : Evaluate the correlation between grip strength of the dominant hand and :

• scores of fatigue and pain (VAS and FACIT)
• the self-assessment scores known in RA : functional index Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and scores of activity RAPID3 and RADAI5.

It is a cross-sectional study involving 150 patients followed in our department for RA. Grip strength of the dominant hand will be measured by a digitalized sensor during a single visit integrating into the routine monitoring of patients.

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Rheumatoid arthritis whatever its activity
• Above 18 years old patients

Exclusion criteria

• Other condition that may affect the level of fatigue and / or grip strength
• Insufficient level of understanding to perform the measurement and self-report questionnaires

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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150 participants in 1 patient group

RA patients

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: Digitized sensor