Status:
RECRUITING
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteosarcopenia: Associated Factors
Lead Sponsor:
Konya Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital
Conditions:
Osteosarcopenia
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Brief Summary
Our study is a cross-sectional study, and its aim is to compare and analyze the prevalence of sarcopenia and osteoporosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with a control group and to reveal ...
Detailed Description
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory joint disease that affects 5 out of 1,000 adults worldwide. The disease affects women 2 to 3 times more frequently than men and can occur at any ag...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Being diagnosed with RA according to the ACR/EULAR 2010 criteria
- Being a female or male over the age of 50
- Having the mental and physical capacity to complete the study questionnaires and tests
- Providing voluntary consent to participate in the study by signing the Informed Consent Form
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Having an acute illness/disability or significant cognitive impairment that prevents understanding and performing the required tests
- Having thyroid or parathyroid disease, uncontrolled diabetes, Cushing's syndrome, anemia.
- History of malignancy
- Severe cardiovascular disease, enal failure, advanced-stage COPD, decompensated liver disease
- History of gastrointestinal (GIS) surgery
- 7-Having another coexisting autoimmune/inflammatory rheumatic disease (e.g., SLE, Ankylosing Spondylitis, etc.), psoriatic arthritis, vasculitis, familial Mediterranean fever...)
- 8-Having severe/symptomatic hand osteoarthritis and/or deformities
- 9-Severe/symptomatic osteoarthritis in the knee, lumbar, hip, or ankle region
- 10-Having Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, De Quervain, lateral epicondylitis, cubital tunnel syndrome or a history of traumatic hand injury
- 11-Having a significant neurological disease, stroke, MS, myopathy, Parkinson's disease, radiculopathy/polyneuropathy/brachial plexopathy or others nerve root compressions
- 12-History of surgical intervention on the upper and lower extremities or spine
- 13-Having severe kyphosis or scoliosis
- 14-Having any others disease causing balance disorders (neurological, orthopedic, metabolic, etc.)
- 15-Having a major/significant psychiatric disorder (based on the medical history, and hospital records)
- 16-Current use of androgens or estrogens
- 17-Having prostheses, being fully dependent, or immobilized
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 15 2023
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 30 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06889415
Start Date
August 15 2023
End Date
November 30 2025
Last Update
July 10 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Konya Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic
Konya, Selçuklu, Turkey (Türkiye), 42000