Evaluation of a Patient Education Program for Ankylosing Spondylitis

Rehazentrum Bad Eilsen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spondyloarthritis; Ankylosing Spondylitis

Treatments: Behavioral: patient education; Behavioral: Standard Care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00722514

0110599604

Details and patient eligibility

About

Long term disease management is essential for Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), a chronic progressive systemic inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton. Extensive information about the disease is a necessary first step. An education program for AS was implemented to improve inpatient medical rehabilitation. In a controlled quasi-experimental multicentric study the efficacy of this program was analysed.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) according to modified New York Criteria
• Early diagnosis criteria for AS
• ESSG Criteria for Spondyloarthritis

Exclusion criteria

• History of malignant disease during past five years
• Secondary fibromyalgia syndrome
• Group integration deficiencies
• Seminar repeaters

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

IG

Experimental group

Description:

Patient education

Treatment:

Behavioral: patient education

CG

Other group

Description:

without patient education

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard Care