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 @ 11:09 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:09 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03127969
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* age between 18-75 years RA diagnosis fulfilling ACR 2010 criteria
* disease duration for at least 6 months
* no high disease activity and no acute arthritis in the hand according to DAS-28
* hand problem specified with pain and loss of function in the hand
* being in an eligible sociocultural and socioeconomic state so as to be able to come to the ambulatory treatment program
Exclusion Criteria:
* change of medication within the last 3 months or during the study (except for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and paracetamol)
* changes in oral corticosteroid dose in the last month, intraarticular or intramuscular corticosteroid use
* hand or upper extremity surgery in the last 6 months
* previous injury in the hand or upper extremity in the last 6 months
* pregnancy
* presence of sensory defects in the hand
* presence of cognitive and/or psychiatric disease
* physical therapy for the hand in the last 3 months.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
75 Years
Study:
NCT03127969
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03127969