Exercise may be the new prescription for psoriatic arthritis patients
NCT ID NCT07352696
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a 12-week program of high-intensity interval training and strength training can improve heart and metabolic health in people with psoriatic arthritis. Researchers will also measure changes in fitness, pain, fatigue, and quality of life. The trial plans to enroll 88 adults aged 18-65 with stable medication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Exercise program (high-intensity interval training and strength training)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that exercise is a safe, drug-free way to improve heart health, fitness, and quality of life for people with psoriatic arthritis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 88 people. Exercise may be hard to stick with long-term, and results may not apply to everyone with psoriatic arthritis.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 88 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Psoriatic arthritis disease according to the CASPAR (Classification Criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis) criteria * Age range 18-65 years * Stable medication on anti- rheumatic drugs for \>3 months prior to inclusion and throughout the first 3 months of the study Exclusion Criteria: * Cardiovascular disease * Severe hypertension * Diabetes type I * Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or other severe pulmonary diseases * Arthroplasty of large joints, lower extremities * Severe functional impairment precluding participation in high-intensity aerobic exercise * Inability to perform a cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) * Pregnancy * BMI ≥35 kg/m² * Ongoing or planned initiation (within 3 months) of structured weight reduction therapy, pharmacological obesity treatment, or bariatric bypass surgery * Already participating in regular exercise at high intensity (BORG ≥15) for \>1 hour/ week during the past 6 months * Inability to understand and read Swedish
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sahlgrenska University hospital
Gothenburg, Sweden
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Skaraborgs sjukvård, Skövde
Skövde, Sweden
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