Group Training and Quality of Life and Reduction of Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

NCT ID: NCT01998373

Last Updated: 2013-11-28

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-01-31

Study Completion Date

2009-01-31

Brief Summary

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Abstract

Background:

It is documented that some patient education interventions, preferably with a behavioral component included, may improve pain, disability and moods Purpose of the study: the purpose of this study was to improve the quality of life and reduce pain in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Methods:

Patients were allocated to a patient training intervention group and patient without training intervention group. Both groups received routine treatments while the patient training intervention group, in addition to the routine treatments received training booklets and participated in the training workshop. All the extracted data from the written questionnaire were collected and analyzed using SPSS software.

Detailed Description

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Results:

The improvement in the signs of recovery for physical and mood symptoms in the patient training intervention group were seen (p \< 0.05). The score of quality of life had significantly improved in the two groups (Mean difference was 9.31±3.03 and P\<0.003). This improvement was significantly higher in the patient training intervention group (P=0.008). After adjustment for education level, the score of quality of life in patient training intervention group had a higher improvement, but the difference between the two groups was not significant (P = 0.1).

Conclusions:

This study showed the important role of training and the patients' educational level on better treatments. The appropriate training in the patient could create a change in the treatment process and has a better effect on quality of life.

Conditions

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Training Leaflet Training Workshop

Keywords

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Patient training Rheumatoid arthritis Quality of life

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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patient training and patient without training

Experimental group 1: patient education intervention group (PIGE) Experimental group 2: patient without intervention group (PWIG)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

training leaflet and oral training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention consisted of training leaflet and oral training. All of the patients were new cases and were divided into 2 groups. All patients were treated with routine medication, no addition medication for two groups were done, the case group attended the workshops and were trained In addition to medical therapy, continuing education and training workshop. The result of the effect of workshop was also filling out a questionnaire before and after training. Finally, two groups with statistical analysis were compared.

control without education

this group did not receive an education

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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training leaflet and oral training

The intervention consisted of training leaflet and oral training. All of the patients were new cases and were divided into 2 groups. All patients were treated with routine medication, no addition medication for two groups were done, the case group attended the workshops and were trained In addition to medical therapy, continuing education and training workshop. The result of the effect of workshop was also filling out a questionnaire before and after training. Finally, two groups with statistical analysis were compared.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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education training workshop

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* The only inclusion criterion was that the patient had RA as the main disease (with the same duration and severity of disease).

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients were excluded if they had another disease.
Minimum Eligible Age

34 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Tehran University of Medical Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Zahra Khazaeipour

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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the rheumatology clinic at Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran

Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Site Status

Countries

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Iran

Other Identifiers

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7971

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id