The Effects of Social Role Participation on Life Quality

NCT ID: NCT04426370

Last Updated: 2020-06-11

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 195 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-10-01
• Study Completion Date: 2017-02-01

Brief Summary

The study was carried out among 100 RA patients (age from 20 to 70 years) by fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology 1987 revised criteria admitted to our outpatient clinic. RA patients were compared with 95 healthy volunteer control group. Participants were asked to complete interview based questionnaires regarding pain, life quality, and social role participation to obtain additional information during the interview to participate in the study in 20 min.

Detailed Description

The study was carried out among 100 RA patients (age from 20 to 70 years) by fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology 1987 revised criteria admitted to our outpatient clinic. RA patients were compared with 95 healthy volunteer control group. Healthy volunteers were recruited from the partners next to the patients who came to our outpatient clinic for examination. The same physician carried out the physical examinations on all participations and conducted a interview, acquiring information on age, gender, body mass index (BMI), marriage status, living alone, working, and education. Participants were asked to complete interview based questionnaires regarding pain, life quality, and social role participation to obtain additional information during the interview to participate in the study in 20 min. Examinations took place at the our outpatient clinic. This study did not include all participants who had accompanying of other rheumatic diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, the presence of another chronic disease, cancer.

Conditions

Social Interaction

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Case

100 rheumatoid arthritis patients (age from 20 to 70 years)

Observational

Intervention Type: OTHER

Physical examination and questionnaires

Control

95 healthy volunteer

Observational

Intervention Type: OTHER

Physical examination and questionnaires

Interventions

Observational

Physical examination and questionnaires

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

-

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 70 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Gul Devrimsel

Assoc. Prof.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

gd230863

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id