Barriers and Faciliators for Physical Activity in People With RMDs

The aim of this project is to systematically survey and explore barriers and facilitators for the implementation of physical activity according to the physical activity recommendations of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology on country specific (e.g., environmental, cultural, organization and system) level. A questionnaire to explore/identify these barriers and facilitators in the survey, will be developed through literature search, interviews with multiple stakeholders (i.e., patients with inflammatory arthritis or osteoarthritis and physical therapists) and experts in the field in four different European countries (i.e., Turkey, Switzerland, the Netherlands and France).

Additionally, in Switzerland only, the Inflammatory Arthritis Facilitators and Barriers to Physical Activity (IFAB) Questionnaire which was developed to determine the factors on personal level, will be translated into the German language. Aim is to evaluate the validity and reliability of the IFAB Questionnaire in the German-speaking population with axial Spondyloarthrits, and to perform a cultural adaptation if necessary at the same time.

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Key information

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee Ankylosis Arthritis Arthritis, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Diseases Axial Spondyloarthritis Bone Diseases Connective Tissue Diseases Immune System Diseases Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis, Hip Rheumatic Diseases Rheumatoid Arthritis Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Spinal Diseases Spondylarthritis Spondylarthropathies Spondylitis

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

adults being 18years or older
diagnosis of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or axial Spondyloarthritis
the cognitive and linguistic competencies to answer the survey

Exclusion criteria

having a rheumatological or musculoskeletal disease other than described
any communication problems

Treatment and study plan

Survey

Other

survey exploring barriers and faciltiators for physical activity

Primary outcomes

barriers and facilitators for physical activity

Time frame: September-December 2024

factors on social, envirionmental or system level impacting the physial activity behaviour

Secondary outcomes

reliability of the IFAB

Time frame: September-December 2024

ONLY Swiss participants with axSpA
validity of the IFAB

Time frame: September-December 2024

ONLY Swiss participants with axSpA

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Anne-Kathrin Rausch

Other

Collaborators

Acibadem University
Leiden University Medical Center
Sorbonne University

Registry information

Official study title

Exploration of Country-specific Barriers and Facilitators for the Implementation of Physical Activity According to the EULAR Physical Activity Recommendations for People With Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Diseases in Four Different European Countries; the COPA Project

Acronym: COPA

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2024
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Jul 23, 2024
Registry last updated: Jul 23, 2024

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