Trial reportRheumatology international2021
The feasibility of an exercise intervention to improve sleep (time, quality and disturbance) in people with rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot RCT.
Trial report in Rheumatology international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03140995 (Does Exercise Have an Impact on Sleep and Mood in People Who Have Rheumatoid Arthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Does Exercise Have an Impact on Sleep and Mood in People Who Have Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of different types of exercise on sleep quality based on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index in middle-aged and older adults: a network meta-analysis.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Quality of reporting and nature of harms in clinical trials on supervised exercise in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or axial spondyloarthritis.Rheumatology international · 2024Pooled it
- Optimal exercise dose and type for improving sleep quality: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of RCTs.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Promoting physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis through a physiotherapist led behaviour change-based intervention (PIPPRA): a feasibility randomised trial.Rheumatology international · 2024Trial
- Which exercise prescription is most effective for patients with sleep disorders?: a network meta-analysis of 30 randomized controlled trials.Sleep and biological rhythms · 2025Review
- Effect of Exercise Interventions for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Effects of a social network enhancement intervention for older adults: a feasibility study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- 'I never thought exercise could help improve my sleep': experiences of people with rheumatoid arthritis on the impact of an 8-week walking-based exercise intervention in improving their sleep.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2024Article
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- Heat of the night: sleep disturbance activates inflammatory mechanisms and induces pain in rheumatoid arthritis.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2023Review
- Inequity in exercise-based interventions for adults with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2023Review
- Efficacy and Acceptability of Intermittent Aerobic Exercise on Polysomnography-Measured Sleep in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis With Self-Reported Sleep Disturbance: A Randomized Controlled Trial.ACR open rheumatology · 2022Article
- Non-pharmacological treatment in difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
Current rheumatology guidelines recommend exercise as a key component in the management of people with RA, however, what is lacking is evidence on its impact on sleep. Objective is to assess the feasibility of a walking-based intervention on TST, sleep quality, and sleep disturbance and to generate potential effect size estimates for a main trial. Participants were recruited at weekly rheumatology clinics and through social media. Patients with RA were randomized to a walking-based intervention consisting of 28 sessions, spread over 8 weeks (2-5 times/week), with 1 per week being supervised by a physiotherapist, or to a control group who received verbal and written advice on the benefits of exercise. Primary outcomes were recruitment, retention, protocol adherence and participant experience. The study protocol was published and registered in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03140995. One hundred and one (101) people were identified through clinics, 36 through social media. Of these, 24 met the eligibility criteria, with 20 randomized (18% recruitment; 100% female; mean age 57 (SD 7.3 years). Ten intervention participants (100%) and eight control participants (80%) completed final assessments, with both groups equivalent for all variables at baseline. Participants in the intervention group completed 87.5% of supervised sessions and 93% of unsupervised sessions. No serious adverse events were related to the intervention. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index global score showed a significant mean improvement between the exercise group-6.6 (SD 3.3) compared to the control group-0.25 (SD 1.1) (p = 0.012); Intervention was feasible, safe and highly acceptable to study participants, with those participants in the exercise group reporting improvements in sleep duration and sleep quality compared to the control group. Based on these findings, a fully powered randomized trial is recommended. Trial registration number: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03140995 (April 25th, 2017).
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