NCT05375422Completed
Effects of SARAH Protocol in Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Effects of the Strengthening and Stretching Protocol for Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Hands (SARAH) on Hand Function in Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of the SARAH protocol, which is a set of exercises with components of muscle strengthening, range of motion gain and home exercises, combined with an educational intervention, on hand function in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 6 (actual)
- First submitted
- 11 May 2022
- Start date
- 7 Feb 2022
- Primary completion date
- 7 May 2022
- Lead sponsor
- Federal University of Espirito Santo
- Diseases
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- NCT number
- NCT05375422
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 6
- From 7 Feb 2022 to the primary completion date, 7 May 2022
- 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
- having undergone previous surgical procedures on the hands
- being a patient on the waiting list for orthopedic surgery of the upper limb
Other illness
- diagnosis of another associated autoimmune disease
Other
- incomplete elementary school and score \<24 on the Mini-Mental State Examination Questionnaire (MMSE)
- having suffered a fracture in the joints of the upper limbs in the last six months
- being pregnant.
Who the study is looking for
- patients must be diagnosed with RA
- using disease-modifying antirheumatic medication for at least 3 months
- over 18 years old
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: Female · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samira Tatiyama Miyamoto, PhD Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Vitória | Brazil | Unknown status |
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