NCT00792675

Effect of Exercise on the Disease Activity of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Evaluation of the Effect of Exercise on Disease Activity and Immune Parameters in Persons With Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 55 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Nebraska · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will evaluate the effect of exercise on the number of swollen and tender joints associated with rheumatoid arthritis after a 12 week exercise program of treadmill walking and weightlifting.

Detailed description

The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of exercise on the number of swollen and tender joints associated with rheumatoid arthritis. It was hypothesized that persons would have less inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis after a 12 week exercise program of treadmill walking and weighlifting. Immune parameters were measured to determine potential mechanisms responsible for changes in inflammation with exercise.

Conditions

• Rheumatoid Arthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Aerobic and resistance exercise training	Exercise was performed 3 times per week. It consisted of 30 minutes of treadmill exercise at approximately 85% of heartrate max and 2 sets of 6 resistance weight lifting exercises resulting in volitional fatigue at 12 to 15 repetitions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2003-01-01
• Primary completion: 2006-04-01
• Completion: 2006-11-01
• First posted: 2008-11-18
• Last updated: 2023-08-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States