Examining the Efficacy of Personalized Lifestyle Intervention in Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Last updated: March 1, 2024
Sponsor: Hacettepe University
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Joint Injuries

Psoriatic Arthritis

Treatment

person-centered lifestyle intervention

Clinical Study ID

NCT05759585
HU-SBASTURK-001
  • Ages 18-65
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

It is aimed to examine the effects of person-centered lifestyle intervention on occupational performance, general health status, and quality of life in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Being diagnosed with RA between the ages of 18-65 and meeting the ACR/EULAR diagnosticcriteria
  • Patients with low to moderate disease activity (DAS28 ≤5.1)
  • No pharmacological treatment changes for RA in the last 3 months
  • Have not had any surgery in the last 6 months
  • Understand and cooperate with testing guidelines
  • to be literate

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having any musculoskeletal disease, neurological disease, and/or visual and auditoryimpairment other than RA
  • Pregnancy

Study Design

Total Participants: 40
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: person-centered lifestyle intervention
Phase:
Study Start date:
March 01, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
March 30, 2024

Study Description

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is defined as a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disease that can damage both joints and non-articular organs, including the heart, kidneys, lungs, digestive system, eyes, skin, and nervous system.

Management of RA requires a multidisciplinary approach, as common risk factors for RA include both modifiable lifestyle-related variables and non-modifiable traits such as genetics and gender. Although there is no definitive cure, it is necessary to optimize physical, emotional, and social health in order to minimize the impact of the disease. At this point, self-management interventions come to the fore.

Since many areas of life are affected in individuals with RA, it is seen that there is a need for combined treatments that address the individual holistically, as suggested by EULAR. Lifestyle intervention is a combined approach that encourages individuals to change their lifestyles by increasing participation in meaningful readings. There is strong evidence in the literature that Lifestyle intervention is an effective approach to managing the symptoms of many chronic diseases.

The number of studies involving lifestyle interventions in individuals with RA, whose importance is emphasized in the literature, is limited. Therefore, our study was planned to examine the effects of person-centered lifestyle intervention on occupational performance, general health status, and quality of life in individuals with RA. Hypotheses:

Connect with a study center

  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Hafsa Sultan Hospital

    Mani̇sa,
    Turkey

    Active - Recruiting

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