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Arthritis, RheumatoidRhumatExNCT02855801

Exercise Training in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cryotherapy

A study testing constant exercise, cryotherapy and intermittent exercise in people with Arthritis, Rheumatoid, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon at 1 site in France.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The main objective of this project is to study, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the effects of an intermittent type exercise associated with cryotherapy on the level of inflammation during its recovery. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
What is being tested?
constant exercise, cryotherapy and intermittent exercise
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
8 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Jun 2013to Dec 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Men and women >18 years old, < 80 years old
  • Signature of informed consent for participation
  • Affiliation to a social security scheme or French beneficiary of such a regime.
  • confirmed rheumatoid arthritis and monitoring by the rheumatology department of the University Hospital of Besancon.
  • If there is a corticosteroid therapy, it must be stable for at least 1 month and less than or equal to 10 mg of prednisone equivalent per day
  • Clinical and biological activity will be moderate (ie not in remission and not severe based on Disease Activity Score 28 joints - DAS 28 - to be between 2 and 6
  • Patients could be treated with DMARDs (Disease-Modifying Drugs).

Who cannot join

  • Patient under guardianship, curatorship, under judicial protection, major incapable
  • Patients whose body mass index (BMI) greater than 30,
  • Pathology incompatible with the completion of a cycle ergometer exercise (heart, vascular, respiratory, orthopedic ...)
  • Change in DAS28 greater than 1.2 in the previous 3 months Inclusion
  • A patient with a DAS28 > 6
  • about the cold: Raynaud's syndrome, cold known allergy, sickle cell anemia, cryoglobulinemia, uncontrolled hypertension
  • Patient unable to follow protocol because of cognitive, psychiatric or language difficulties.
  • Inability to follow protocol for causes related to health problems (unrelated Rheumatoid Arthritis) or socio-professional.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire

    Besançon, Franche-Comté, 25030

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About this study

Official title: Exercise Training in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cryotherapy: Feasibility Study

The main objective of this project is to study, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the effects of an intermittent type exercise associated with cryotherapy on the level of inflammation during its recovery.

Being tested
constant exercise, cryotherapy, intermittent exercise
Medical subject headings
Arthritis, Rheumatoid

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • constant exerciseOther

  • cryotherapyOther

  • intermittent exerciseOther

Study groups in NCT02855801
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
constant exercise without cryotherapyExperimentalconstant exercise without cryotherapy
Receives: Other: constant exercise
constant exercise with cryotherapyExperimentalconstant exercise with cryotherapy
Receives: Other: constant exercise; Other: cryotherapy
intermittent exercise, no cryotherapyExperimentalintermittent exercise without cryotherapy
Receives: Other: intermittent exercise
intermittent exercise and cryotherapyExperimentalintermittent exercise with cryotherapy
Receives: Other: cryotherapy; Other: intermittent exercise

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. plasma concentration of C-reactive protein

    Measured: 48 hours after the end of the exercise

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Aug 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2013
  3. Primary completionDec 2016
  4. Study completionDec 2016

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Investigator
Enrolment
8 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02855801
Sponsor's protocol ID
P/2012/139
Acronym
RhumatEx
Status last verified
Aug 2016
First submitted
2 Aug 2016
Last updated
15 Feb 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing constant exercise, cryotherapy and intermittent exercise in people with Arthritis, Rheumatoid, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Feb 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early. Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

plasma concentration of C-reactive protein (time frame: 48 hours after the end of the exercise). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Feb 2017.

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