Evaluate effect of biological therapy on activity of RA compared to usual DMARDs
Comparison between RA activity in both groups who recieved biological and DMARDS therapy
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
Different biological drugs
Sohag faculty of medicine
Sohag, Sohag Governorate, Egypt
Change in activity of rheumatoid arthritis
By DAS 28; it include 28 tender and swollen joints, laboratory test (ESR) and visual analogue score, if it higher than 5.1 it mean high disease activity and if lower than 3.2 it mean low activity and consider remission if lower than 2.6
Time frame: After 3 months of treatment
Activity of RA
MHAQ.scores include questionnaire from eight activities of daily living and range from 0 to 3 and lower scores mean better function state and high scores mean worse function state
Time frame: 3 months after treatment
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