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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 11 April 2016
Main ID:  NCT02374502
Date of registration: 23/02/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University of Dublin, Trinity College
Public title: Increasing Physical Activity in Ankylosing Spondylitis: a Randomised Controlled Trial INPACT-AS
Scientific title: Increasing Physical Activity in Ankylosing Spondylitis (INPACT-AS): a Randomised Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: March 2015
Target sample size: 40
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02374502
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Ireland
Contacts
Name:     Fiona Wilson
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Affiliation:  Trinity College Dublin
Name:     Finbar O'Shea
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Affiliation:  St. James's Hospital, Dublin
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (diagnosed by a rheumatologist).

- Able to read and understand the English language.

- On stable pharmacological management.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Under 18 years of age, or over 64 years of age

- Unable to read and understand the English language

- Concomitant cardiac, respiratory or neurological condition

- Co-morbidity restricting physical activity or inability to ambulate without a
mobility aid

- Acute lower limb injury

- Uncontrolled epilepsy

- Cognitive difficulties limiting ability to follow safety and protocol instructions

- Pregnant

- Change in medication (type of dosage) within six weeks of testing

- On beta-blocker medication.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 64 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Spondylitis, Ankylosing
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Brief Intervention
Primary Outcome(s)
Free-living Physical Activity [Time Frame: up to 12 weeks follow-up]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Global score (BAS-G) [Time Frame: up to 12 weeks follow-up]
Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI) [Time Frame: up to 12 weeks follow-up]
Exercise Barriers and Beliefs Scale (EBBS) [Time Frame: up to 12 weeks follow-up]
Arthritis self-efficacy questionnaire (Ankylosing Spondylitis version) [Time Frame: up to 12 weeks follow-up]
Body Composition [Time Frame: up to 12 weeks follow-up]
Cardiorespiratory capacity [Time Frame: up to 12 weeks follow-up]
Muscular fitness [Time Frame: up to 12 weeks follow-up]
Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life questionnaire (ASQoL) [Time Frame: up to 12 weeks follow-up]
Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) [Time Frame: up to 12 weeks follow-up]
Flexibility [Time Frame: up to 12 weeks follow-up]
Secondary ID(s)
REC2015/01/02
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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