Effect of Subthreshold Stimulation on Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis (NCT07367438) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Effect of Subthreshold Stimulation on Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis
84 participantsStarted 2026-02-15
Plain-language summary
The study will include 2 groups. The study group will receive subthreshold stimulation, while the control group will receive sham treatment.
Who can participate
Age range30 Years – 60 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Sixty patients with rheumatoid arthritis based on physician diagnosis and referral.
* The patients' ages ranged from 30 to 55 (Tedeschi et al., 2013).
* Body mass index ranged from 25-30 kg/m2.
* Patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis 5 years ago.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients had chronic heart failure, cancer, chronic kidney disease, infection, and any other autoimmune disease (GarcÃa-Morales et al., 2020).
* Patients had unstable ischemic heart disease or arrhythmia (Lange et al., 2019).
* Patients had joint surgery within 6 months before inclusion which did not allow them to perform physical activity as arthroplasty (Lange et al., 2019).
* Patients had received biologics for RA treatments (Lange et al., 2019).