Title |
Strengthening and stretching for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand (SARAH): design of a randomised controlled trial of a hand and upper limb exercise intervention - ISRCTN89936343
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Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, November 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-13-230 |
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Authors |
Sarah Trial Team, Jo Adams, Chris Bridle, Sukhdeep Dosanjh, Peter Heine, Sarah E Lamb, Joanne Lord, Christopher McConkey, Vivien Nichols, Francine Toye, Martin R Underwood, Mark A Williams, Esther M Williamson |
Abstract |
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) commonly affects the hands and wrists with inflammation, deformity, pain, weakness and restricted mobility leading to reduced function. The effectiveness of exercise for RA hands is uncertain, although evidence from small scale studies is promising. The Strengthening And Stretching for Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand (SARAH) trial is a pragmatic, multi-centre randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical and cost effectiveness of adding an optimised exercise programme for hands and upper limbs to best practice usual care for patients with RA. |
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