Heated Pool Exercise Groups for Patients With Rheumatic Diseases

January 8, 2015 updated by: Anne Christie, National Resource Center for Rehabilitation in Rheumatology

Better Everyday-life With Heated Pool Exercise Groups for Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases

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).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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 Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

36

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Norway
      • Oslo, Norway, 0319
        • National resource center for rehabilitation in rheumatology

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with inflammatory rheumatic joint diseases with a medical referral to group exercises in heated pool.

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
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".
40 weeks
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".
40 weeks
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"
40 weeks
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".
40 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

National Resource Center for Rehabilitation in Rheumatology

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Anne Christie, Ph.D., National resource centre for rehabilitation in rheumatology

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 15, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 19, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

December 24, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 9, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 8, 2015

Last Verified

December 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

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)

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