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Heated Pool Exercise Groups for Patients With Rheumatic Diseases

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01755832
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : December 24, 2012
Last Update Posted : January 9, 2015
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Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Anne Christie, National Resource Center for Rehabilitation in Rheumatology

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of heated pool group exercises for patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases with regard to symptoms (pain, fatigue, stiffness and ability to carry out daily activities).

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment
Rheumatic Disease Procedure: Pool exercise

Detailed Description:
The patients receive text messages on mobile phones twice a week for circa 40 weeks. The text messages ask for pain, fatigue, stiffness and ability to carry out everyday activities. The patients should respond with a number from 0 to 10, where 0 is no symptoms/no hindering of activity and 10 is worst symptoms/worst hindering of activity.
Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Actual Enrollment : 36 participants
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Better Everyday-life With Heated Pool Exercise Groups for Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Study Start Date : September 2012
Actual Primary Completion Date : October 2014
Actual Study Completion Date : January 2015

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Groups and Cohorts
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Group/Cohort Intervention/treatment
Pool exercise group
Patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease
 Procedure: Pool exercise
Group exercise in heated pool one hour per week for 12 weeks.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Activity [ Time Frame: 40 weeks ]
    How much do your health problems affect your ability to conduct daily activities? The outcome is assessed on a ten-point rating scale ranging from zero to ten with "0" representing "no affect" and "10" representing "extreme affect".

  2. Pain [ Time Frame: 40 weeks ]
    How much pain do you have at present? The outcome is measured on a ten-point numeric rating scale (NRS) ranging from zero to ten with "0" representing "no pain" and "10" representing "extreme pain".

  3. Fatigue [ Time Frame: 40 weeks ]
    How much fatigue do you have at present? The outcome is assesses on a ten-point rating scale ranging from zero to ten with "0" representing "no fatigue" and "10" representing "extreme fatigue"

  4. Stiffness [ Time Frame: 40 weeks ]
    How much stiffness do you have at present? The outcome is assessed on a ten-point numeric rating scale with "0" representing "no stiffness" and "10" representing "extreme stiffness".


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Patients with inflammatory rheumatic joint diseases with a medical referral to group exercises in heated pool.
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Referral from a medical doctor to group exercises in heated pool
  • Inflammatory rheumatic joint disease
  • > 18 years
  • Stable disease
  • Mobile phone owner
  • Understand and use text messages on mobile phones

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Independent living
  • Joint surgery previous to the study start
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Locations
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Norway
National resource center for rehabilitation in rheumatology
Oslo, Norway, 0319
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Resource Center for Rehabilitation in Rheumatology
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Anne Christie, Ph.D. National resource centre for rehabilitation in rheumatology
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Additional Information:

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Responsible Party: Anne Christie, Senior researcher, National Resource Center for Rehabilitation in Rheumatology
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01755832    
Other Study ID Numbers: 2011/1654
NRF2012 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: The Norwegian Rheumatism Association's Research Fund )
OSL2012 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: Oslo Sanitetsforenings Legater )
First Posted: December 24, 2012    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 9, 2015
Last Verified: December 2012
Keywords provided by Anne Christie, National Resource Center for Rehabilitation in Rheumatology:
inflammatory rheumatic joint disease
text message
> 18 years
Norwegian speaking
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Rheumatic Diseases
Collagen Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Connective Tissue Diseases