Evaluation of Functional Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
ConditionRheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorSohag University
About this trial
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune inflammatory disease that mainly affects the joints and periarticular soft tissues. Accurate monitoring of disease activity is a cornerstone of the treat-to-target approach in Rheumatoid arthritis.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
number and site of involved joints (range 0-5)
serological abnormality (range 0-3)
elevated acute-phase response (range 0-1)
symptom duration (two levels; range 0-1).
Disqualifiers
• Other rheumatologic or collagen diseases.
Age below 18 years and above 65 years.
Uncooperative patients.
Trial population
This study will include 100 established Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients according the 2010 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for RA, who will be recruited from Rheumatology and Rehabilitation department at Sohag university hospital, in addition to 50 controls will be matched for sex, age, and level of schooling
Trial design
Design model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
150 Participants
are grouped into 2 trial groupsGroup A: rheumatoid arthritis established patients
Group B: control group of non rheumatoid patients
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
To evaluate the performance of Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease (RAID) questionnaire in detecting disease flares in Rheumatoid arthritis patients and to compare it with other disease activity indices.
Time frame
1 yearLocations
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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