Impact of Pilates Exercise in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Quality of Life; Juvenile Arthritis; Cardiorespiratory Fitness
• Interventions: Other: Pilates exercises; Other: Conventional physical therapy program

• Registration Number: NCT05231057
• Lead Sponsor: Qassim University

Brief Summary

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is one of the most common chronic childhood inflammatory diseases that is characterized by permanent joint inflammation attributable to immune system disturbance.

Detailed Description

Therapeutic exercises play an essential role as a non-pharmacologic treatment for children with JIA. It has effectively been used to reduce pain, improve muscular function, increase physical activity and promote quality of life in children with chronic musculoskeletal disorders. Clinical Pilates exercise is usually perceived as enjoyable activity by children with JIA, thereby, it can help them be more active for extended periods without causing discomfort while also allowing them to control their breathing and avoid becoming fatigued.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-07-25
• Study Completion: 2021-12-05
• Study First Submitted: 2022-01-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-01-28
• Study First Posted: 2022-02-09
• Status Verified: 2022-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-03-26
• Last Update Posted: 2022-04-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Polyarticular JIA per the International League of Associations for Rheumatology classification.
• Age ranges from 10 to14 years.
• Stable medical treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

• If they had contractures.
• Congenital anomalies.
• History of surgery.
• History of systemic disease
• Cardiorespiratory co-morbidity.
• Participation in regular exercises or sports activity.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
experimental group	Pilates exercises	Patients in the study group received Pilates exercises plus conventional physical therapy program
experimental group	Conventional physical therapy program	Patients in the study group received Pilates exercises plus conventional physical therapy program
control group	Conventional physical therapy program	Patients in the control group received conventional physical therapy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain assessment	after 12 weeks	measured using visual analog scale. A score of zero means no pain, while a score often means significant pain.
Cardiorespiratory fitness assessment	after 12 weeks	assessed using electromagnetic cycle ergometer with electronic braking

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional ability assessment	after 12 weeks	assessed using The Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire
health-related quality of life	after 12 weeks	assessed using The self-report Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Outpatient Clinic of College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University; 🇸🇦 Al-Kharj, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia