Occupational Performance Problems in Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis

RheumatoId Arthritis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Occupational Performance Problems Frequently Reported by Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02968745
• Other study ID #: UFMG ETIC 024/09
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 13, 2016
• Last updated: November 18, 2016
• Start date: June 2009
• Est. completion date: August 2010

Study information

• Verified date: November 2016
• Source: Federal University of Minas Gerais
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Aim: To identify the main occupational performance problems reported by individuals with rheumatoid arthritis and the relationship between these activities with work status of participants . Methods: the investigators conducted a cross-sectional study with 81 patients with RA. Individuals were interviewed the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. Data was described in frequencies and percentages, and the Pearson's chi-square test was used to determine the asymptotic association between the occupational performance problems with work.

Description:

For this cross-sectional study, 81 patients were recruited by convenience at the Clinical Hospital (HC) of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), in Brazil.

COPM was applied to identify the main occupational performance problems reported by participants. The COPM is an individual measure of self-awareness about the problems faced when carrying out the activities. It identifies problems in the areas of self-care, productivity, and leisure, and measure the individual's performance and satisfaction regarding these activities

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 81
• Est. completion date: August 2010
• Est. primary completion date: August 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 46 Years to 61 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• over 46 years old;

• diagnosed with RA by rheumatologist (American College of Rheumatology);

• mental competency as assessed with the Mental State Mini-Examination;

• possessed the skills to understand the instructions study.

Exclusion Criteria

• had undergone surgery in the upper limbs.

Study Design

Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Arthritis
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid
• RheumatoId Arthritis

Intervention

Other:
• Observational study
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) was applied to identify the main occupational performance problems

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Federal University of Minas Gerais

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Canadian Occupational Performance Measure	The COPM protocol is divided into three areas: self-care, productivity, and leisure. Patients define important activities and classify them with a score of one to 10 (a score of one indicated no importance and a score of 10 indicated extreme importance),	June 2009 to August 2010	No