Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis With a Digital Health Application: A Multicenter, Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Digital health applications have been shown to be effective in the management of chronic diseases with simple treatment targets. The potential clinical value of digital health applications in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has not been well studied.

Objective

To investigate whether assessing patient-reported outcomes using digital health applications could result in disease control for patients with RA.

Design, setting, and participants

This is a multicenter, open-label randomized clinical trial in 22 tertiary hospitals across China. Eligible participants were adult patients with RA. Participants were enrolled from November 1, 2018, to May 28, 2019, with a 12-month follow-up. The statisticians and rheumatologists who assessed disease activity were blinded. Inves

SUBMITTER: Li C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10105314 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature