Physical Activity Behavior of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Healthy Controls
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01228812 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: October 27, 2010
Last Update Posted
: October 27, 2010
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Condition or disease |
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Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Study Type : | Observational |
Observational Model: | Case Control |
Time Perspective: | Cross-Sectional |
Official Title: | An Observational Study of Physical Activity Behavior of Swiss Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Healthy Matched Controls |
Study Start Date : | April 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 2010 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 2010 |

Group/Cohort |
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RA patients
Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Healthy subjects
Healthy subjects matched for age and sex
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- Physical activityPAFQ
- Functional statusHAQ
- PainVAS
- FatigueVAS
- Disease activityDAS 28

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 40 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria (RA patients):
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Functional classes I, II and III
- Age 40 to 80 years
- Stable disease activity
- Stable DMARDS last 3 months
Exclusion Criteria (RA patients):
- Functional classes IV
- Inflammatory flare

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01228812
Switzerland | |
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Département de l'Appareil Locomoteur | |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
Study Director: | Alexander KL So, PhD, FRCP | Université de Lausanne, Service de Rhumatologie, Département de l'Appareil Locomoteur, Lausanne, Suisse | |
Principal Investigator: | Yves Henchoz, PhD | Université de Lausanne, Service de Rhumatologie, Département de l'Appareil Locomoteur, Lausanne, Suisse | |
Study Chair: | Jean Dudler, PD, MER | Université de Lausanne, Service de Rhumatologie, Département de l'Appareil Locomoteur, Lausanne, Suisse | |
Study Chair: | François Bastardot, MD | Etude CoLaus, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne | |
Study Chair: | Peter Vollenweider, MD | Etude CoLaus, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne | |
Study Chair: | Idris Guessous, MD | Unité d'Epidémiologie Populationnelle, Département de médecine communautaire et de premier recours, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève |
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01228812 History of Changes |
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PR_AP |
First Posted: | October 27, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 27, 2010 |
Last Verified: | October 2010 |
Keywords provided by University of Lausanne:
Rheumatoid arthritis, physical activity |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Arthritis Arthritis, Rheumatoid Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases |
Rheumatic Diseases Connective Tissue Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases |