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NCT06263634Completed

Hand Exercises in Psoriatic Arthritis

Investigation of the Effect of Hand Exercises on Grip Strength, Functionality, Disease Activity and Quality of Life in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 10 Jun 2024

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This study is a randomized controlled study examining the effects of 8-week hand home exercises on grip strength, functionality, disease activity and quality of life in patients with PsA. Individuals participating in the study will be randomly divided into 2 groups. Individuals in the intervention group will perform home exercises consisting of stretching, mobility and strengthening, 4 days a week for 8 weeks, and the patients' compliance with the exercise will be monitored by phone call once a week. Individuals in the control group are on the waiting list and the same home exercise program will be taught to the patients at the end of the study.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
34 (actual)
First submitted
9 Feb 2024
Start date
5 Apr 2023
Primary completion date
5 Apr 2024
Lead sponsor
Akdeniz University
NCT number
NCT06263634

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 34
  • From 5 Apr 2023 to the primary completion date, 5 Apr 2024
  • 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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Other illness

  • Having additional orthopedic and/or neurological disease that will affect hand functions

Other

  • Having difficulty cooperating at work

Who the study is looking for

  • Being diagnosed with PsA by a physician according to CASPAR criteria
  • Being 18 years or older
  • Involvement in hand joints (pain, swelling, tenderness)
  • Being on stable drug treatment for the last 6 months
  • Having sufficient cooperation to participate in the study
  • Volunteering to participate in the study

Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Akdeniz University
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AntalyaTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status

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