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Last refreshed on: 26 April 2021
Main ID:  NCT02397798
Date of registration: 19/03/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Vastra Gotaland Region
Public title: Improved Ability to Cope With Everyday Life Through a Person-centered Training Program in Elderly Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis - PEP-walk Study
Scientific title: Improved Ability to Cope With Everyday Life Through a Person-centered Training Program in Elderly Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis - PEP-walk Study
Date of first enrolment: February 2015
Target sample size: 75
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02397798
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Supportive Care. Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Sweden
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion

- Patients 65 years or older with RA diagnosed according to the ACR / EULAR 1987/2010
criteria,

- disease duration 2 years or more,

- disease activity as measured by DAS28 <5.1

Exclusion

- Comorbidities, such as unstable coronary artery disease, uncontrolled cardiac
arrhythmia, or uncontrolled high blood pressure, which prevents moderate to intense
exercise.

- Joint surgery completed within 6 months prior to study entry.

- Ongoing training at moderate to high level 2 or more times per week



Age minimum: 65 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Person-centered high-intense training under supervision
Behavioral: Personalized exercise program to perform at home
Primary Outcome(s)
Ability to manage daily activities as measured by the rheumatoid arthritis-specific measure of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ). [Time Frame: 5 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
PEp-walk study
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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