Introduction: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a serious chronic inflammatory rheumatism implying different painful and crippling symptoms that require a multidisciplinary approach for the patient. Fatigue is one of the less well treated symptoms, even if its repercussion on everyday life is noticeable. Shiatsu is a Japanese preventive and well-being therapy that aims to promote better health. However, the effectiveness of shiatsu in SpA-associated fatigue has never been studied yet in a randomized study.
Methods And Analysis: We describe the design of SFASPA (Etude pilote randomisée en cross-over évaluant l'efficacité du Shiatsu sur la FAtigue des patients atteints de SPondyloarthrite Axiale), a single-center, randomized controlled cross-over trial with allocation of patients according to a ratio (1:1) evaluating the effectiveness of shiatsu in SpA-associated fatigue. The sponsor is the Regional Hospital of Orleans, France. The two groups of 60 patients each will receive three "active" shiatsu and three sham shiatsu treatments (120 patients, 720 shiatsu). The wash-out period between the active and the sham shiatsu treatments is 4 months.
Planned Outcomes: The primary outcome is the percentage of patients responding to the FACIT-fatigue score. A response to fatigue is defined as an improvement, i.e., an increase of ≥ 4 points in the FACIT-fatigue score, which corresponds to the "minimum clinically important difference" (MCID). Differences in the evolution of activity and impact of the SpA will be assessed on several secondary outcomes. An important aim of this study is also to gather material for further trials with higher proof of evidence.
Trial Registration: NCT05433168, date of registration, June 21st, 2022 (clinicaltrials.gov).
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