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Sleep and Exercise in Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT03140995 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2019-07-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Regular physical activity is important for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Sleep requirements for adults should be on a 'sleep needs spectrum' of between 7 to 9 hours per day. Poor sleep is a common complaint among people with RA, which may have an effect on their activity levels and well-being. There is evidence that physical activity and exercise can improve sleep quality and disturbances in other chronic disease populations therefore, examining how same affects sleep in RA is important.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Walking Programme

The programme will be devised using incremental targets for daily walks based on the 6-20 Borg of rating of perceived exertion scale (Borg RPE). They will be instructed that they should be moderately short of breath on exertion i.e. unable to comfortably hold a conversation while walking

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Limerick

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital of Limerick

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-02
Primary Completion
2018-06-01
Completion
2018-09-30

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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Diseases

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