Effects of SARAH Protocol in Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Rheumatoid Arthritis focused on measuring exercise, hand, physical therapy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients must be diagnosed with RA
- using disease-modifying antirheumatic medication for at least 3 months
- over 18 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
- incomplete elementary school and score <24 on the Mini-Mental State Examination Questionnaire (MMSE)
- diagnosis of another associated autoimmune disease
- having undergone previous surgical procedures on the hands
- having suffered a fracture in the joints of the upper limbs in the last six months
- being a patient on the waiting list for orthopedic surgery of the upper limb
- being pregnant.
Sites / Locations
- Samira Tatiyama Miyamoto, PhDRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
SARAH group
Control group
The SARAH group will receive an exercise book containing 7 mobility exercises and 4 strength exercises that are performed using elastic materials that provide progressive degrees of resistance to movement. Patients will be guided in person by a trained professional, so that they are carried out without their presence, in the home environment, daily and monitored at periodically scheduled meetings. A total of 4 face-to-face meetings will be held during the 3-month follow-up. The SARAH group and the control group will receive information related to joint protection, use of splints, assistive devices and other general advice, as needed, will receive some booklets to reinforce the guidelines. The program will last 12 weeks, with 4 face-to-face meetings lasting 40 minutes and monitored in periodically scheduled meetings.
Control group will receive information related to joint protection, use of splints, assistive devices and other general advice, as needed, will receive some booklets to reinforce the guidelines. After 12 weeks, the control group will also be invited to perform the SARAH protocol exercises.