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Development and delivery of an exercise intervention for rheumatoid arthritis : strengthening and stretching for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand (SARAH) trial
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Heine, Peter J., Williams, Mark A., Williamson, Esther M., Bridle, C., Adams, J., O’Brien, A., Evans, David J. and Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.) (2012) Development and delivery of an exercise intervention for rheumatoid arthritis : strengthening and stretching for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand (SARAH) trial. Physiotherapy, Vol.98 (No.2). pp. 121-130. doi:10.1016/j.physio.2011.03.001 ISSN 0031-9406.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2011.03.001
Abstract
This paper describes the development and implementation of a hand exercise intervention for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as part of a large multi-centred randomised controlled trial in a UK National Health Service (NHS) setting. Participants are eligible if diagnosed with RA according to American College of Rheumatology criteria, have a history of disease activity, functional deficit or impairment in the hand and/or wrist, and have been on a stable medication regime for at least 3 months. The intervention development was informed by the current evidence base, published guidelines, clinician and expert opinion, and a pilot study. The exercise programme targets known, potentially modifiable physical impairments of the hand with 5 exercise sessions and a home exercise component over a 12 week period. The intervention will be provided to 240 participants along with usual care. A further 240 will receive usual care only as part of the control arm. Specific details of the treatments delivered are described. [ISRCTN no: 89936343].
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Physiotherapy | ||||
Publisher: | Elsevier Science Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0031-9406 | ||||
Official Date: | June 2012 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.98 | ||||
Number: | No.2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 121-130 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.physio.2011.03.001 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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