Effectiveness of longstanding exercise therapy compared with usual care for people with rheumatoid arthritis and severe functional limitations: a randomised controlled trial.

Autor: Teuwen MMH; Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands m.m.h.teuwen@lumc.nl., van Weely SFE; Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands., Vliet Vlieland TPM; Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands., van Wissen MAT; Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands., Peter WF; Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands., den Broeder AA; Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, The Netherlands., van Schaardenburg D; Center for Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, Reade, Amsterdam, The Netherlands., van den Hout WB; Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands., Van den Ende CHM; Department of Research, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.; Rheumatology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands., Gademan MGJ; Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.; Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Annals of the rheumatic diseases [Ann Rheum Dis] 2024 Mar 12; Vol. 83 (4), pp. 437-445. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 12.
DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-224912
Abstrakt: Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of longstanding (>52 weeks), supervised exercise therapy with usual care in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and severe functional limitations.
Methods: Participants were randomised 1:1 to the intervention (individualised goal-setting, active exercises, education and self-management regarding physical activity) or usual care. Primary endpoint was the change in the Patient-Specific Complaints activity ranked 1 (PSC1, 0-10) at 52 weeks. Secondary endpoints included the PSC activities ranked 2 and 3 (PSC2, PSC3), Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life Questionnaire (RAQoL), 6-minute walk test (6MWT), Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System Physical Function-10 (PROMIS PF-10) and the Short Form-36 Physical and Mental Component Summary Scales (SF-36 PCS and MCS). (Serious) Adverse events (AEs) were recorded. Measurements were done by blinded assessors. Analyses at 52 weeks were based on the intention-to-treat principle.
Results: In total, 217 people (90% female, age 58.8 (SD 12.9) years) were randomised (n=104 intervention, n=98 usual care available for analyses). At 52 weeks, the improvement of the PSC1 was significantly larger in the intervention group (mean difference (95% CI) -1.7 (-2.4, -1.0)). Except for the SF-36 MCS, all secondary outcomes showed significantly greater improvements favouring the intervention (PSC2 -1.8 (-2.4, -1.1), PSC3 -1.7 (-2.4, -1.0), PROMIS PF-10 +3.09 (1.80, 4.38), HAQ-DI -0.17 (-0.29, -0.06), RAQoL -2.03 (-3.39, -0.69), SF-36 PCS +3.83 (1.49, 6.17) and 6MWT +56 (38, 75) m). One mild, transient AE occurred in the intervention group.
Conclusion: Longstanding, supervised exercise therapy was more effective than usual care in people with RA and severe functional limitations.
Trial Registration Number: Netherlands Trial Register (NL8235), included in the International Clinical Trial Registry Platform (https://trialsearch.who.int/Trial2.aspx?TrialID=NL8235).
Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared.
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