Impact of Clinical Pilates Exercise on Pain, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Functional Ability, And Quality of Life in Children With Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Qassim University
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Pain assessment
Overview
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 Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 10 Years to 14 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
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.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Pain assessment
Time Frame: 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
Time Frame: after 12 weeks
assessed using electromagnetic cycle ergometer with electronic braking
Secondary Outcomes
- Functional ability assessment(after 12 weeks)
- health-related quality of life(after 12 weeks)
Investigators
Maged Basha
Assistant Professor, College of Medical Rehabilitation, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia, Qassim, Buraidah. Consultant Physical Therapist, El-Sahel Teaching Hospital, General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Cairo, Egypt.
Qassim University