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Physical exercise programs are effective and safe for the improvement of the sleep efficiency in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Combined Training Group | Experimental | Combined Training - (strength + aerobics). A combined training (CT)is performed, having aerobics exercises (AE)using a stationary bicycle and strength training in workout devices. The strength training (ST) will be performed by isotonic exercises recruiting the main muscle groups. They exercises are: Chest Press, Leg Press, Vertical Traction, Leg Extension and Abdominal Crunch. |
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| Control Group | Placebo Comparator | The control group patients did not perform any intervention through physical exercises. They were oriented on Sleep Hygiene and were followed during the study. They were asked to come to the following visits (at weeks 8 and 16) and to 2 additional visits to get and then return the actigraph. During this period, they were followed through phone calls once a month and were asked for sleep hygiene and were reminded of their assessment dates. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Combined Training ( Strength + Aerobics) | Other | Strength training performed using workout devices and aerobic training performed using stationary bicycle. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Improvement of sleep through a polysomnogram exam. | Evaluation of N3 stage of the sleep through a polysomnogram before and after 16 weeks of supervised exercises. | at baseline and at end-week 16 |
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Inclusion Criteria:
• Women ages 35-65 years diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis according with the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)Criteria; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index ≥ 5; electrocardiogram test (ECG) at rest and at regular effort.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Andrea H Kayo, PHD student | Federal University of São Paulo | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Centro de Estudos em Psicobiologia e ExercÃcio (CEPE) da Associação Fundo de Incentivo a Pesquisa (AFIP) | São Paulo | São Paulo | 04026-001 | Brazil |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001172 | Arthritis, Rheumatoid |
| D012893 | Sleep Wake Disorders |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| ID | Term |
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| D001168 | Arthritis |
| D007592 | Joint Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D012216 | Rheumatic Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015444 | Exercise |
| ID | Term |
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| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| D009068 | Movement |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |
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| D003240 |
| Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D001327 | Autoimmune Diseases |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D001519 | Behavior |