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Hand Exercises in Psoriatic Arthritis

Study Purpose

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.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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 No
Study Type

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Eligible Ages 18 Years - 65 Years
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • - 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.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • - Having difficulty cooperating at work.
- Having additional orthopedic and/or neurological disease that will affect hand functions

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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 NCT06263634
Phase

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Lead Sponsor

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 Akdeniz University
Principal Investigator

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 Sebahat Yaprak Cetin, PhD
Principal Investigator Affiliation Akdeniz University
Agency Class

Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.

 Other
Overall Status Recruiting
Countries Turkey
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

 Psoriatic Arthritis, Hand Rheumatism
Study Website: View Trial Website
Additional Details

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory musculoskeletal disease that is in the spondyloarthritis group and is frequently accompanied by peripheral arthritis, dactylitis, enthesitis, spondylitis and accompanied by psoriasis. Although hand effects in patients with PsA are known, there is no exercise study performed only on the hand and no study examining the effect of this study on the grip strength and functionality of the hand. 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. 34 individuals with PsA who meet the inclusion criteria will be included in the study. Individuals participating in the study will be randomly divided into 2 groups. Individuals in the intervention group will perform 30-45 minutes of 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. Evaluations will be made twice, at the beginning and at the end of the 8-week program. In the evaluation, the demographic form, Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity Score (DAPSA), Grip Strength, Nine-Hole Peg Test, Duruöz Hand Index, Michigan Hand Outcome Questionnaire (MHQ) Functional Hand Index, Psoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life Questionnaire (PsAQoL) will be applied. This study will be one of the first studies to show the effects of hand exercises on PsA disease activity, grip strength, functionality and quality of life.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Home exercises group

The intervention group will perform 30-45 minutes of 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.

No Intervention: Control group

Patients in the control group will be on the waiting list and will be taught hand exercises when the program ends.

Interventions

Other: - Hand exercises

30-45 minutes of home exercises consisting of stretching, mobility and strengthening

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International Sites

Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

Status

Recruiting

Address

Akdeniz University

Antalya, ,

Site Contact

Ayse Ayan, MD

drayseayan@yahoo.com.tr

+90 242 249 44 00

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