Evaluation of a Patient Education Program for Ankylosing Spondylitis

Long term disease management is essential for Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), a chronic progressive systemic inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton. Extensive information about the disease is a necessary first step. An education program for AS was implemented to improve inpatient medical rehabilitation. In a controlled quasi-experimental multicentric study the efficacy of this program was analysed.

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Key information

Conditions

Ankylosing Spondylitis Ankylosis Arthritis Axial Spondyloarthritis Bone Diseases Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Spinal Diseases Spondylarthritis Spondylarthropathies Spondylitis Spondylitis, Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Rehazentrum Bad Eilsen

Bad Eilsen, Lower Saxony, 31707, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) according to modified New York Criteria
Early diagnosis criteria for AS
ESSG Criteria for Spondyloarthritis

Exclusion criteria

History of malignant disease during past five years
Secondary fibromyalgia syndrome
Group integration deficiencies
Seminar repeaters

Treatment and study plan

Patient education

Behavioral

complex individual antiinflammatory rehabilitation program during inpatient rehabilitation (physiotherapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, health-promoting measures and more) and additionally
Patient education 6 x 90 Minutes

Standard Care

Behavioral

complex individual antiinflammatory rehabilitation program during inpatient
complex individual medical rehabilitation (physiotherapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, health-promoting measures and more) and additionally
further 6 treatments from available disciplines(e.g. massage, electrotherapy, bath)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rehazentrum Bad Eilsen

Other

Collaborators

Hannover Medical School

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 1998
Primary completion: 2001
Study completion: 2001
First posted: Jul 25, 2008
Registry last updated: Aug 18, 2008

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