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 @ 5:39 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:39 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00400868
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosis of RA according to ACR Guidelines (1988)
* Actual hand pain on activity or history of wrist and/or metacarpophalangeal(MCP) joint pain and inflammation
* Referred to OT for a Joint Protection intervention program
* Willingness to comply with the randomly assigned treatment and informed consent
* Functional Class: 2 to 4
* German speaking/understanding/reading
* Sufficient cognitive capacities to understand the aims and procedures of the proposed study and the requirements of participation
Exclusion Criteria:
* Functional class 1 (anticipated self-exclusion, as patients in class 1 will not be referred to JP).
* Severe finger, hand, elbow or shoulder deformities
* Insufficient ability to understand, speak and read the German language
* Insufficient cognitive capacities to understand the aims and procedures of the proposed study and the requirements of participation.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
85 Years
Study:
NCT00400868
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00400868