Assessment of Body Image in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trial

— BIRA  

Official title:

Body Image in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00832910
• Other study ID #: FDAAA
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 29, 2009
• Last updated: January 29, 2009
• Start date: June 2007
• Est. completion date: December 2008

Study information

• Verified date: January 2009
• Source: Federal University of São Paulo
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Investigate body image of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, correlating with self-esteem, function and quality of life.

Description:

Methods: Forty-three RA patients and thirty-nine control patients between 18 and 70 years were evaluated. The RA group was made up of individuals with a diagnosis of RA and the control group was made up of individuals from the community, paired for gender, age and body mass index. The patients were assessed with regard to body image (Body dysmorphic disorder examination (BDDE)), self-esteem (Rosenberg self-esteem scale), function (Health assessment questionnaire (HAQ)) and quality of life (Short form-36 (SF-36)).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 82
• Est. completion date: December 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• The RA group included patients between 18 and 70 years of age, of either gender, with an established diagnosis of RA based ACR criteria and belonging to functional classes I, II and III. The control group was made up of individuals from the community paired for gender, age and body mass index with RA group.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals with fibromyalgia, neurological disease, psychiatric disorders or other severe co-morbidity were excluded from the study.

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Arthritis
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid
• Body Image
• Rheumatoid Arthritis

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Federal University of São Paulo

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Body Dysmorphic Disorder Examination		baseline	Yes
Secondary	Short Form - 36		baseline	Yes
Secondary	Health assessment questionnaire		baseline	Yes
Secondary	Rosenberg self-esteem scale		baseline	Yes