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NCT Number: NCT05920746

Treatment of Rheumatoid Hand With Magnetotherapy

Brief Summary:

Participants with rheumatoid arthritis with recommendation to physiotherapy.

Created 2 study groups:

1. Kinesiotherapy with static magnetic field 2. Kinesiotherapy with low-frequency pulsed magnetic field

Pulsed magnetic field give better effects then static magnetic field.

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Key information

Conditions

Rheumatoid Arthritis Arthritis Arthritis, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Diseases Connective Tissue Diseases Hand Rheumatism Immune System Diseases Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Rheumatic Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

35 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Laboratorium Czynników Fizykalnych w Rehabilitacji w Przyrodniczo-Medycznym Centrum Badań Innowacyjnych Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego

Rzeszów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, 35-310 Rzeszów, Poland

About this study

Participants with rheumatoid arthritis with recommendation to physiotherapy. All participants have dysfunction and pain of hand. Before entering the study, all patients were examined by a rheumatologist, who determined the degree of radiological and functional changes and measured blood pressure. Patients with II° and III° of radiological and functional changes were qualified for the study. All the patients gave their informed consent to participate in the study. The examination included an overall assessment of functional status. Patients were examined immediately before and after the intervention.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Informed voluntary consent to participate in the study
  • II ° and III ° of advancement of radiological changes
  • II ° and III ° of advancement of functional changes
  • Remission, low or moderate RA activity: DAS28
  • Medical referral for physiotherapy treatment

Exclusion criteria

  • Additional physiotherapy treatments for the hands
  • Contraindications for magnetotherapy treatments
  • Lack of informed, voluntary consent to participate in the study

Treatment and study plan

Kinesiotherapy with magnetotherapy

Other

Individual kinesiotherapy. Parameters of magnetic field: 7 mT, f= 10-20 Hz, type of impulse: bipolar, rectangular pulse

Other names: Kinesiotherapy with static magnetic field, Kinesiotherapy with low-frequency pulsed magnetic field

Primary outcomes

  1. Visual Analogue Scale

    Time frame: Change from baseline VAS value immediately after therapy.

    Pain severity rating scale. only one value. Minimum value is 0, maximum value is 10. The best is 0, the worst is 10.

  2. Health Assesment Questionaire

    Time frame: Change from baseline HAQ-20 value immediately after therapy.

    Subjective assesment of level of disability. Value of each of 8 subsections: minimum value 0, maximum value 3. total score is averaged. The best total score is 0, the worst is 3.

  3. Range of motion

    Time frame: Change from baseline range of motion value immediately after therapy.

    Computerized measurement of the range of motion of the joints of the hand [mm]. A higher score value meant a greater range of motions.

  4. Displacement hand volume measurement

    Time frame: Change from baseline volume value immediately after therapy.

    Measurement of hand volume using the displacement method [mm3]. The higher score means less swelling.

  5. Persistence time of morning stiffness

    Time frame: Change from baseline time of morning stiffness value immediately after therapy.

    Patient's subjective assessment of the duration of morning stiffness [min]. The longer durations means more hand dysfunction.

  6. Severity of morning stiffness

    Time frame: Change from baseline time of severity of morning stiffness value immediately after therapy.

    Assessing the severity of morning stiffness using a 100-point scale. The higher score means a greater severity of morning stiffness.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Jolanta Zwolińska

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Type of Magnetic Field and the Effects of Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2023
First posted
Jun 27, 2023
Registry last updated
Jul 10, 2023

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