The Effects of Kinesiophobia and Proprioception on Disability and Function in Rheumatoid Hand

NCT ID: NCT07141927

Last Updated: 2025-08-26

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 70 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-04-18
• Study Completion Date: 2024-07-28

Brief Summary

This is a cross-sectional study aimed at examining the effects of kinesiophobia and proprioception on disability and function in the rheumatoid hand, compared to healthy controls.

Detailed Description

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a fairly common chronic inflammatory disease. Up to 90% of wrist and finger joints are affected by RA. Thus, it is known that a decrease in performance-based function and disability occur in the hand. Kinesiophobia leads to avoidance behavior, especially in painful conditions. Kinesiophobia has been shown to be a significant mental factor leading to functional loss and disability in rheumatoid hand (RH). On the other hand, joint repositioning sense measurements, which show proprioceptive losses in the wrist and hand joints due to the effects of RA, have been demonstrated. However, as far as we know, the contributions of these mental and biological factors (kinesiophobia + proprioception) to the function and disability of RH have not been examined together.

Conditions

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Study Design

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

Study Groups

RA group

RA volunteers followed in the rheumatology outpatient clinic of a university hospital

Measurements

Intervention Type: OTHER

First, the demographic characteristics of all participants were recorded. For those who met the inclusion criteria, primary and secondary outcome measurements were performed by the same physical therapist in a single session

Healthy controls

Hospital staff and volunteer companions of these RA patients

Measurements

Intervention Type: OTHER

First, the demographic characteristics of all participants were recorded. For those who met the inclusion criteria, primary and secondary outcome measurements were performed by the same physical therapist in a single session

Interventions

Measurements

First, the demographic characteristics of all participants were recorded. For those who met the inclusion criteria, primary and secondary outcome measurements were performed by the same physical therapist in a single session

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of RA
• Volunteering
• Being between the ages of 18 and 65

• Being healthy.
• Being between 18-65 years old.
• Being a volunteer

Exclusion Criteria

• The presence of another rheumatic disease or chronic illness that could affect function and cause disability.
• Pain, deformity, or other cooperation issues (such as severe mental, visual, or hearing impairments) that prevent participation in measurements.
• Sensory loss in the upper extremity, history of surgery, and injury in the last six months.

• Any diagnosis of chronic or acute illness.
• In the upper extremity, history of surgery injury in the last six months.

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

Sponsors

Cumhuriyet University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Selvin BALKİ

associate professor, Ph.D.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Sivas Cumhuriyet University

Sivas, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

SCU-FTR-SB-03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id