The PRESS RA: Protein and Resistance Exercise Supplementation Study for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Stopped early · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Rheumatoid Arthritis

In brief

This study will evaluate if the combination of resistance exercise and protein supplementation will increase muscle strength and muscle mass among older individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02078375

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

23

Starts

2014-02-01

Expected to finish

2018-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-04-09

Who can join

Age: 60 and older, up to 95. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 60-95 years
• diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
• willing to participate in twice weekly exercise sessions

You may not qualify if…

• cognitive impairment
• recent heart surgery (within past 12 months)
• severe kidney disease
• use of supplemental oxygen
• presence of pacemaker
• diabetes that requires insulin for management
• allergy to soy or milk

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins Bayview Campus — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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