Evaluation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Education Literature (ERADEL)

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis

Treatments: Behavioral: Patient education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03336684

PACT2

Details and patient eligibility

About

Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease that results in joint inflammation, pain and swelling. It may progress to advance stages that render patients unable to carry out their daily activities. It also results in joints deformity and is a leading cause of disability globally.

Patient education plays an important role in the management of disease. Adequate patient knowledge and awareness about disease may help in incorporating the ailment in daily life. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefit of a disease education literature in Urdu language and with culturally relevant illustration for rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Enrollment: 376 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Out-patients with established diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis over 3 months.
2. Participants who are willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with no rheumatoid arthritis.
2. Patients currently undergoing surgery or had previous history of surgery.
3. Patients who are not willing to participate.
4. In-patients.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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376 participants in 2 patient groups

Patient Education Group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will be provided with disease education literature

Treatment:

Behavioral: Patient education

Normal Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients will not be provided with disease education literature