Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:07 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:07 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00071292
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion criteria:
* Confirmed diagnosis of RA, with doctor's letter or doctors' bill with ICD code 714;
* 18 years of age or older;
* Able to read and write English;
* Able to attend 15 course sessions and questionnaire sessions at Kernan Hospital in Baltimore;
* Willing to practice skills for 45 minutes to 1 hour per day, 6 days a week;
* Stable on rheumatoid medications for at least one month.
Exclusion criteria:
* Major psychiatric illness (bipolar disorder, multiple personality disorder, etc.);
* Active alcoholism or drug dependency;
* Scheduled for major surgery during the study period;
* Enrolled in randomized clinical trial for rheumatoid arthritis during the study period;
* Planning to move out of the area in the next 12 months;
* Unwilling to be enrolled in a control group;
* Use of assistive device other than a cane;
* Serious health condition(s) that the investigator determines would make it difficult to complete the 6 month study;
* Diagnosis of fibromyalgia.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT00071292
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00071292