NCT07141927

The Effects of Kinesiophobia and Proprioception on Disability and Function in Rheumatoid Hand

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 70 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cumhuriyet University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This is a cross-sectional study aimed at examining the effects of kinesiophobia and proprioception on disability and function in the rheumatoid hand, compared to healthy controls.

Detailed description

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a fairly common chronic inflammatory disease. Up to 90% of wrist and finger joints are affected by RA. Thus, it is known that a decrease in performance-based function and disability occur in the hand. Kinesiophobia leads to avoidance behavior, especially in painful conditions. Kinesiophobia has been shown to be a significant mental factor leading to functional loss and disability in rheumatoid hand (RH). On the other hand, joint repositioning sense measurements, which show proprioceptive losses in the wrist and hand joints due to the effects of RA, have been demonstrated. However, as far as we know, the contributions of these mental and biological factors (kinesiophobia + proprioception) to the function and disability of RH have not been examined together.

Conditions

• Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Measurements	First, the demographic characteristics of all participants were recorded. For those who met the inclusion criteria, primary and secondary outcome measurements were performed by the same physical therapist in a single session

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-18
• Primary completion: 2023-11-28
• Completion: 2024-07-28
• First posted: 2025-08-26
• Last updated: 2025-08-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)