Physical Activity Behavior of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Healthy Controls - Full Text View

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to compare physical activity behaviour of rheumatoid arthritis patients with healthy matched controls.

Condition
Rheumatoid Arthritis


Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	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

Resource links provided by NLM:

Genetics Home Reference related topics: rheumatoid arthritis

MedlinePlus related topics: Arthritis Health Checkup Rheumatoid Arthritis

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Lausanne:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Physical activity [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
PAFQ

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Functional status [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
HAQ
Pain [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
VAS
Fatigue [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
VAS
Disease activity [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
DAS 28


Study Start Date:	April 2010
Study Completion Date:	September 2010
Primary Completion Date:	September 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts
RA patients Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Healthy subjects Healthy subjects matched for age and sex

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	40 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Sampling Method:	Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients from the RA patients group will be selected in the Rheumatology Department of the Centre Hospitalier universitaire Vaudois in Lausanne. Healthy matched controls will be randomly selected from a cohort study conducted in Lausanne.

Criteria

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

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01228812

Locations


Switzerland
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Département de l'Appareil Locomoteur
Lausanne, Switzerland

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Lausanne

Investigators


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

More Information

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Henchoz Y, Bastardot F, Guessous I, Theler JM, Dudler J, Vollenweider P, So A. Physical activity and energy expenditure in rheumatoid arthritis patients and matched controls. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2012 Aug;51(8):1500-7. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes067. Epub 2012 Apr 25.


ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01228812 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	PR_AP
Study First Received:	October 26, 2010
Last Updated:	October 26, 2010
Health Authority:	Switzerland: Ethikkommission

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

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