Status:
COMPLETED
Can 4 Weeks of Exercise Program Change Quadriceps Architecture in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Ovgu Bickici
Conditions:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Knee Osteoarthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Quadriceps femoris (QF) atrophy is seen in rheumatoid arthritis and knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients. Exercise therapy is mile stone in knee OA patients also it can help thicken QF muscle of RA patie...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The inclusion criteria for all participants were being between 18-65 yy.
- The inclusion criteria for RA patients were: confirmed diagnosis of RA according to 2010 ACR/EULAR classification criteria and lack of any other inflammatory articular diseases.
- The inclusion criteria for knee OA patients were: diagnosis according to ACR classification criteria of knee OA with grade 2-3 according to the Kellgren-Lawrence grading system and lack of any other inflammatory articular diseases.
- Volunteers who did not have any knee pain, no clinical degenerative or inflammatory signs were included in the healthy control group.
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- Exclusion criteria for all participants were: being out of age range, history of knee joint trauma, surgery or knee joint injection in the previous 6 months, presence of any other disease that can affect thigh muscles (radiculopathy, myopathy, hip problems). Patients with secondary knee OA were not included.
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Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 20 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
37 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04834050
Start Date
October 1 2018
End Date
February 20 2020
Last Update
April 6 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Gazi University Faculty of Medicine
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)