Efficacy of Physiotherapy on the Health and Quality of Life of the Rheumatic Patient

Macmillan Research Group UK

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2

Conditions: Rheumatic Arthritis

Treatments: Other: Wait list control; Other: Physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT02020668

Mac/NMP 1210

Details and patient eligibility

About

Despite leading cause of morbidity, treatment strategies for Rheumatic diseases are geared almost exclusively toward medical-pharmacological area away from offering the patient the possibility of an interdisciplinary approach to their disease.

Present study test whether treatment of physiotherapy reduces stiffness and pain inherent in rheumatic disease and improve their quality of life related to health.

Enrollment: 82 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients older than 18 years
• History of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) symptoms for less than 7 years
• Had RA by American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria
• ACR functional RA class I, II or III
• Hemoglobin more than 8g/dL without evidence of active bleeding
• Positive for rheumatoid factor (RF) or anti cyclic citrullinated protein
• standard conventional medicine were allowed within the approved dosage regimen

Exclusion criteria

• connective tissue disease
• any other alternative or complementary medicine with in last 3 months.
• corticosteroid, disease modifying medicines
• Poorly controlled diabetes, hypertension, hepatitis, cardiac disease, liver diseases, carcinoma, drug abuse

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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82 participants in 2 patient groups

Physiotherapy

Experimental group

Description:

Physiotherapy included joint protection strategies, performance of therapeutic exercises and patient education.

Treatment:

Other: Physiotherapy

Wait list control

Other group

Description:

Wait list control received standard care and were invited to join the physiotherapy once intervention period is finished.

Treatment:

Other: Wait list control