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| Title |
The effects of arthritis gloves on people with Rheumatoid Arthritis or Inflammatory Arthritis with hand pain: a study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the A-GLOVES trial)
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| Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, May 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12891-017-1583-4 |
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| Authors |
Yeliz Prior, Chris Sutton, Sarah Cotterill, Jo Adams, Elizabeth Camacho, Nazina Arafin, Jill Firth, Terence O’Neill, Yvonne Hough, Wendy Jones, Alison Hammond |
| Abstract |
Arthritis gloves are regularly provided as part of the management of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and undifferentiated (early) inflammatory arthritis (IA). Usually made of nylon and elastane (i.e. Lycra®), these arthritis gloves apply pressure with the aims of relieving hand pain, stiffness and improving hand function. However, a systematic review identified little evidence supporting their use. We therefore designed a trial to compare the effectiveness of the commonest type of arthritis glove provided in the United Kingdom (Isotoner gloves) (intervention) with placebo (control) gloves (i.e. larger arthritis gloves providing similar warmth to the intervention gloves but minimal pressure only) in people with these conditions. Participants aged 18 years and over with RA or IA and persistent hand pain will be recruited from National Health Service Trusts in the United Kingdom. Following consent, participants will complete a questionnaire booklet, then be randomly allocated to receive intervention or placebo arthritis gloves. Within three weeks, they will be fitted with the allocated gloves by clinical specialist rheumatology occupational therapists. Twelve weeks (i.e. the primary endpoint) after completing the baseline questionnaire, participants will complete a second questionnaire, including the same measures plus additional questions to explore adherence, benefits and problems with glove-wear. A sub-sample of participants from each group will be interviewed at the end of their participation to explore their views of the gloves received. The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the intervention, compared to placebo gloves, will be evaluated over 12 weeks. The primary outcome measure is hand pain during activity. Qualitative interviews will be thematically analysed. This study will evaluate the commonest type of arthritis glove (Isotoner) provided in the NHS (i.e. the intervention) compared to a placebo glove. The results will help occupational therapists, occupational therapy services and people with arthritis make informed choices as to the value of arthritis gloves. If effective, arthritis gloves should become more widely available in the NHS to help people with RA and IA manage hand symptoms and improve performance of daily activities, work and leisure. If not, services can determine whether to cease supplying these to reduce service costs. ISRCTN Registry: ISRCTN25892131 Registered 05/09/2016. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 13 | 62% |
| Unknown | 8 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 15 | 71% |
| Scientists | 3 | 14% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 124 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 124 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 8% |
| Researcher | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 20 | 16% |
| Unknown | 45 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 20 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 15% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 6% |
| Sports and Recreations | 6 | 5% |
| Engineering | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 16 | 13% |
| Unknown | 51 | 41% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 March 2018.
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#2,575,848
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Outputs from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#510
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#47,651
of 319,984 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#16
of 82 outputs
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