Physiotherapy-led Outpatient Clinic for Patients With Spondyloarthritis

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spondylarthropathies; Sacroiliitis; Spondylitis, Ankylosing; Arthritis, Psoriatic; Spondylarthritis

Treatments: Other: Physiotherapy follow-up

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02098694

2013/1520 (REK)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients with spondyloarthritis are more satisfied with a physiotherapy-led outpatient clinic than usual care and whether there is a difference between patients in a physiotherapy-led outpatient clinic and those in usual care regarding disease activity, function and mobility.

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• confirmed diagnosis spondyloarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, spondylarthropathy, juvenile ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis with affection of the spine
• age between 18 and 45 (born 1969 - 1996)

Exclusion criteria

• also diagnosed with potentially functionally impairing neuromuscular, neurological or muscular disorders
• insufficient Norwegian language skills
• cognitive impairment
• no sign of inflammation or bone erosions in the sacroiliac joints or in the spine on imaging

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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62 participants in 2 patient groups

Physiotherapy follow-up

Experimental group

Description:

Consultation at Physiotherapy-led Outpatient Clinic every 4 month.

Treatment:

Other: Physiotherapy follow-up

Usual care

No Intervention group

Description:

Consultation every 4 months, twice a year by rheumatologist as usual, once a year by nurse.