NCT04839081Active, not recruiting
Neuropathic Hand Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Neuropathic Characteristics of Rheumatoid Hand Pain and it's Relation to Sensory Thresholds and Sleep Quality: a Case-control Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Nov 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Investigators have aimed to estimate prevalence of neuropathic hand pain in RA patients and it's relation with sleep quality and sensory thresholds. For this purpose a case-control study design was planned. Age- and sex-matched control subjects will be chosen among individuals submitted to out-patient clinic with the complaint of nociceptive/mechanical pain other than in hand, lasting more than three months
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 300 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 8 Apr 2021
- Start date
- 26 Apr 2021
- Primary completion date
- 15 May 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital
- Diseases
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- NCT number
- NCT04839081
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 300
- From 26 Apr 2021 to the primary completion date, 15 May 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- In the last three months drug use for the treatment of fibromyalgia, depression or anxiety
Other illness
- Diabetes mellitus, renal insufficiency, hypothyroidism
- Carpal tunnel syndrome, postherpetic neuralgia, cervical spinal cord compression
- Malignancy
Other
- Cervical radiculopathy
- Fibromyalgia
- Hand muscle weakness of even one grade on Medical Research Council Manual Muscle Testing scale
- Upper motor neuron sign on physical examination of hands
- Pregnancy
- In the last three months medical treatment leading to neuropathy (colchicine etc.)
Who the study is looking for
- Being diagnosed with RA according to the 1987 ACR Criteria
- Visual Analogue Scale hand pain score ≥ 3
Age in the registry: 18 years to 70 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Izmir | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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