Evaluation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Education Literature

NCT ID: NCT03336684

Last Updated: 2020-03-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

376 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-12-18

Study Completion Date

2019-06-30

Brief Summary

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Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease that results in joint inflammation, pain and swelling. It may progress to advance stages that render patients unable to carry out their daily activities. It also results in joints deformity and is a leading cause of disability globally.

Patient education plays an important role in the management of disease. Adequate patient knowledge and awareness about disease may help in incorporating the ailment in daily life. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefit of a disease education literature in Urdu language and with culturally relevant illustration for rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators
The investigator will be blinded from randomization and recruitment process.

Study Groups

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Patient Education Group

Patients will be provided with disease education literature

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Patient education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Rheumatoid arthritis patients will be provided with disease education literature

Normal Group

Patients will not be provided with disease education literature

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Patient education

Rheumatoid arthritis patients will be provided with disease education literature

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Out-patients with established diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis over 3 months.
2. Participants who are willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with no rheumatoid arthritis.
2. Patients currently undergoing surgery or had previous history of surgery.
3. Patients who are not willing to participate.
4. In-patients.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universiti Sains Malaysia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Atta Abbas Naqvi

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mehfooz Alam, MBBS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Liaqat National Hospital Karachi

Baqir S Naqvi, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hamdard University

Locations

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Clifton Central Hospital

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Site Status

Liaqat National Hospital

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

Other Identifiers

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PACT2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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