Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Neuropathic Hand Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital
Conditions:
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Brief Summary
Investigators have aimed to estimate prevalence of neuropathic hand pain in RA patients and it's relation with sleep quality and sensory thresholds. For this purpose a case-control study design was pl...
Detailed Description
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory rheumatic disease that predominantly affecting peripheral joints. Patients with RA are suffered from severe hand pain and functional loss because o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Being diagnosed with RA according to the 1987 ACR Criteria
- Visual Analogue Scale hand pain score ≥ 3
Exclusion
- Diabetes mellitus, renal insufficiency, hypothyroidism
- Carpal tunnel syndrome, postherpetic neuralgia, cervical spinal cord compression
- Cervical radiculopathy
- Fibromyalgia
- Malignancy
- Hand muscle weakness of even one grade on Medical Research Council Manual Muscle Testing scale
- Upper motor neuron sign on physical examination of hands
- Pregnancy
- In the last three months medical treatment leading to neuropathy (colchicine etc.)
- In the last three months drug use for the treatment of fibromyalgia, depression or anxiety
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 26 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 15 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04839081
Start Date
April 26 2021
End Date
June 15 2026
Last Update
May 21 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)