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Presence and Comparison of Sarcopenia in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

RECRUITINGSponsored by Kayseri City Hospital
Actively Recruiting
SponsorKayseri City Hospital
Started2023-06-23
Est. completion2024-03-23
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted

Summary

introduction: In this study, the presence of sarcopenia in cases with early rheumatoid arthritis and established rheumatoid arthritis will be compared. Materials and Method: According to the power analysis, 24 patients with early rheumatoid arthritis and 24 patients with established rheumatoid arthritis who meet the 2010 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) / European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) rheumatoid arthritis (RA) classification criteria will be included in the study.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

Inclusion criteria for the early RA group:

* To be diagnosed with RA according to the 2010 ACR (American Society for the Study of Rheumatism) / EULAR (European Association for the Study of Rheumatism) RA classification criteria
* Being 18 years or older
* Being followed up with a diagnosis of RA for less than 1 year (early RA)

Inclusion criteria for the RA group:

* To be diagnosed with RA according to the 2010 ACR (American Society for the Study of Rheumatism) / EULAR (European Association for the Study of Rheumatism) RA classification criteria
* Being 18 years or older

Exclusion Criteria:

* Presence of other rheumatic disease
* Presence of malnutrition
* Recent surgical history,
* Stroke history,
* Pregnancy,
* Presence of prosthesis or metal implant,
* Presence of a pacemaker,
* Patients over 140 kg

Conditions2

ArthritisSarcopenia

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