Evaluation of a Patient Education Program for Ankylosing Spondylitis

Ankylosing Spondylitis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of a Patient Education Program for Ankylosing Spondylitis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00722514
• Other study ID #: 0110599604
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 23, 2008
• Last updated: August 14, 2008
• Start date: July 1998
• Est. completion date: July 2001

Study information

• Verified date: July 2008
• Source: Rehazentrum Bad Eilsen
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Germany: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Long term disease management is essential for Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), a chronic progressive systemic inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton. Extensive information about the disease is a necessary first step. An education program for AS was implemented to improve inpatient medical rehabilitation. In a controlled quasi-experimental multicentric study the efficacy of this program was analysed.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: July 2001
• Est. primary completion date: February 2001
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) according to modified New York Criteria

• Early diagnosis criteria for AS

• ESSG Criteria for Spondyloarthritis

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of malignant disease during past five years

• Secondary fibromyalgia syndrome

• Group integration deficiencies

• Seminar repeaters

Study Design

N/A

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Spondylarthritis
• Spondylitis
• Spondylitis, Ankylosing
• Spondyloarthritis

Intervention

Behavioral:
• patient education
complex individual antiinflammatory rehabilitation program during inpatient rehabilitation (physiotherapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, health-promoting measures and more) and additionally Patient education 6 x 90 Minutes
• Standard Care
complex individual antiinflammatory rehabilitation program during inpatient complex individual medical rehabilitation (physiotherapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, health-promoting measures and more) and additionally further 6 treatments from available disciplines(e.g. massage, electrotherapy, bath)

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Rehazentrum Bad Eilsen	Bad Eilsen	Lower Saxony

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rehazentrum Bad Eilsen	Hannover Medical School

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany,