Orofacial Evaluation in Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT ID: NCT01616641

Last Updated: 2012-06-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 150 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2011-06-30
• Study Completion Date: 2012-06-30

Brief Summary

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can affect any synovial joint. Unlike the hand, ever so valued in the physical examination of patients with RA, the joints in the area of the jaw and neck may also be affected in this disease and have their involvement usually underdiagnosed. There are few studies evaluating the incidence of orofacial alteration in the examination as well as the correlation between bite force (BF) and clinical and functional parameters in these patients. The aim of our study was to chacacterize the orofacial alterations in RA patients, correlate the results of the orofacial evaluation with clinical and disease activity parameters, and correlate the bite force with the hand strenght.

Conditions

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CONTROL
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

rheumatoid arthritis group

75 patients with rheumatoid arthritis

No interventions assigned to this group

control group

75 healthy women

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

RA group:

• rheumatoid arthritis (American College of Rheumatology)

Control group:

• healthy

Exclusion Criteria

• edentate be total, have been subjected to surgical procedure in the last six months in the region of the hands or oral maxillo facial

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Federal University of São Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

carmen paz santibanez hoyuela

orofacial evaluation in women with rheumatoid arthritis

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

Orofacial

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id