Evaluation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Education Literature

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease that results in joint inflammation, pain and swelling. It may progress to advance stages that render patients unable to carry out their daily activities. It also results in joints deformity and is a leading cause of disability globally. Patient education plays an important role in the management of disease. Adequate patient knowledge and awareness about disease may help in incorporating the ailment in daily life. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefit of a disease education literature in Urdu language and with culturally relevant illustration for rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Official Title
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Evaluation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Education Literature: The ERADEL Trial

Conditions
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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Patient education


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Out-patients with established diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis over 3 months. Participants who are willing to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Patients with no rheumatoid arthritis. Patients currently undergoing surgery or had previous history of surgery. Patients who are not willing to participate. In-patients.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Patient Education Group<br>Patients will be provided with disease education literature | Behavioral: Patient education<br>* Rheumatoid arthritis patients will be provided with disease education literature<br>|
| No Intervention: Normal Group<br>Patients will not be provided with disease education literature | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Patient knowledge about rheumatoid arthritis | Measurement of patient's knowledge and awareness about rheumatoid arthritis using The 13-item Rheumatoid Arthritis Knowledge Assessment Scale (RAKAS-13) before and after the intervention. The RAKAS-13 is a psychometric tool consisting of 13 multiple choice questions related to rheumatoid arthritis disease knowledge. All questions have 1 point for Right answer and zero (0) points for Wrong answer. The scoring criteria are as follows: Excellent knowledge More than 75% correct answers = Above 11 points Adequate knowledge More than 50% or equal to 75% correct answers = 8 - 10 points Low knowledge More than 30% or equal to 50% correct answers = 5 - 7 points Poor knowledge Less than 30% correct answers = 4 points or less. | 3 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Patient satisfaction | Patient satisfaction with be documented after the educational intervention using a patient satisfaction feedback form. It contains 10 questions related to general satisfaction from the intervention | 3 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Patient education, Rheumatoid arthritis, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice