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CompletedNCT01616641

Orofacial Evaluation in Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
150 (actual)
Sponsor
Federal University of São Paulo · Academic / Other
Sex
Female
Age
18 Years – 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can affect any synovial joint. Unlike the hand, ever so valued in the physical examination of patients with RA, the joints in the area of the jaw and neck may also be affected in this disease and have their involvement usually underdiagnosed. There are few studies evaluating the incidence of orofacial alteration in the examination as well as the correlation between bite force (BF) and clinical and functional parameters in these patients. The aim of our study was to chacacterize the orofacial alterations in RA patients, correlate the results of the orofacial evaluation with clinical and disease activity parameters, and correlate the bite force with the hand strenght.

Conditions

Timeline

Start date
2011-06-01
Completion
2012-06-01
First posted
2012-06-12
Last updated
2012-06-12

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01616641. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.