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Hand Function in Patients With Poly- or Dermatomyositis

Sponsor
Karolinska Institutet (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00866125
Collaborator
(none)
31
Enrollment
4
Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the hand function in patients with poly-and dermatomyositis and compare this to healthy individuals and norm values and secondly if hand function correlates to activity performance and health related quality of life.

The study is a cross-sectional study. To assess hand function the investigators will measure grip force with Grippit and arm/hand mobility using EPM-ROM scale. The activity performance will be measured with Myositis Activities Profile and health related quality of life will be assessed with SF-36.

The investigators' hypothesis is that hand function is reduced in comparison to the healthy population and that hand function affects both activity performance and health related quality of life.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Actual Enrollment :
    31 participants
    Observational Model:
    Case-Only
    Time Perspective:
    Cross-Sectional
    Official Title:
    Hand Function, Health Related Quality of Life and Activity Performance in Patients With Polymyositis or Dermatomyositis.
    Study Start Date :
    Apr 1, 2002
    Actual Study Completion Date :
    Aug 1, 2002

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

      Eligibility Criteria

      Criteria

      Ages Eligible for Study:
      18 Years and Older
      Sexes Eligible for Study:
      All
      Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
      No
      Inclusion Criteria:
      • Patients with definite or probable polymyositis or dermatomyositis (according to criteria by Bohan and Peter) were included in the study
      Exclusion Criteria:
      • Other diseases or injuries that could affect arm/hand mobility and grip force for example other rheumatological or neurological disease.

      Contacts and Locations

      Locations

      No locations specified.

      Sponsors and Collaborators

      • Karolinska Institutet

      Investigators

      • Study Director: Ingrid E Lundberg, MD, PhD, Karolinska Institutet

      Study Documents (Full-Text)

      None provided.

      More Information

      Publications

      None provided.
      Responsible Party:
      , ,
      ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
      NCT00866125
      Other Study ID Numbers:
      • 02-078
      First Posted:
      Mar 20, 2009
      Last Update Posted:
      Mar 20, 2009
      Last Verified:
      Mar 1, 2009
      Keywords provided by , ,
      Polymyositis
      Dermatomyositis
      Grip force
      Quality of life
      Activity performance
      Additional relevant MeSH terms:
      Dermatomyositis
      Polymyositis

      Study Results

      No Results Posted as of Mar 20, 2009