U.S., Aug. 11 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07754552) titled 'DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SMART-HAND PROTOCOL FOR HAND REHABILITATION IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS' on Aug. 05.
Brief Summary: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) frequently affects the hand and wrist, resulting in pain, reduced joint stability, impaired proprioception, muscle weakness, and limitations in daily activities. Although conventional rehabilitation primarily focuses on range of motion and strengthening exercises, sensorimotor impairments such as proprioceptive deficits are often underaddressed. The SMART-HAND (Sensory, Massage, Approximation, ROM, Training = Strengthening + Perturbation) protoc...