Status:

COMPLETED

Medical In-Patient Rehabilitation in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Lead Sponsor:

University of Luebeck

Collaborating Sponsors:

AOK Schleswig-Holstein

BEK Nord

Conditions:

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-62 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The randomised controlled trial explores the efficacy of a counselling interview on an multidisciplinary multimodal intervention to ameliorate the somatic, mental and social medical progress of rheuma...

Detailed Description

Rheumatoid arthritis is the most prevalent inflammatory rheumatic disease. Limited participation of the individual patient accumulates with large amounts of indirect costs for society: About 40 % of t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Rheumatoid arthritis / psoriatic arthritis (expert decision, ACR criteria)
  • Insurant of co-operating health insurance and pension insurance
  • Gainfully employed
  • Eligible to receive a medical in-patient rehabilitation

Exclusion

  • Polyarthritis, inflammatory intestinal diseases and diseases of connective tissue
  • Currently work disabled
  • Not able / not willing to co-operate
  • Medical in-patient rehabilitation within past 48 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

129 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00229541

Start Date

October 1 2003

End Date

March 1 2006

Last Update

October 29 2007

Active Locations (1)

Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.

Page 1 of 1 (1 locations)

1

Institute for Social Medicine, University of Luebeck

Lübeck, Germany, 23538