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Exercise Programs on Gait in Children JIA

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Gait, Frontal
Interventions
Other: 3D exercises
Other: Conventional exercises
Registration Number
NCT06356350
Lead Sponsor
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)
Brief Summary

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is one of the common chronic diseases in childhood. Problems such as weakness or pain may occur in JIA, especially in the joints and the muscles around the trunk. These conditions may lead to abnormal displacement of the center of gravity, deterioration of biomechanics, and muscle imbalance in children with JIA. All these situations can lead to postural imbalance and asymmetrical loading pattern, which we often encounter in children with JIA. Current studies describing various exercise methods effective on postural alignment. However, no study was found in the literature that searching the effects of these exercise methods on gait parameters in children JIA.

Detailed Description

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is one of the common chronic diseases in childhood. Problems such as weakness or pain may occur in JIA, especially in the joints and the muscles around the trunk. These conditions may lead to abnormal displacement of the center of gravity, deterioration of biomechanics, and muscle imbalance in children with JIA. These conditions may lead to abnormal displacement of the center of gravity, deterioration of biomechanics, and muscle imbalance in children with JIA. All these situations can lead to postural imbalance and asymmetrical loading pattern, which we often encounter in children with JIA. Current studies describing various exercise methods effective on postural alignment. However, no study was found in the literature that searching the effects of these exercise methods on gait parameters in children JIA. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of two different exercise programs (core based exercise program against neuromuscular training) on gait parameters in children JIA.

In this study, the participants will be evaluated and then they will be divided into two groups randomly. The first group will be administered as a core based exercise program group and the second one will be undergone as a neuromuscular training group. After the interventions, they will be re-evaluted by the physiotherapist and the outcomes will be recorded.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • Having a diagnosis of oligoarticular JIA
  • Being between the age of 8 and 16
  • Having included knee joint.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Having an additional neurological or orthopedic diagnosis other than JIA Affecting treatment results,
  • Having had any surgery on the spine or the extremity joints
  • Being at a level that will not understand the questions asked.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
3D exercises group3D exercisesThis group will be undergone structured 3D scoliosis exercises program
Conventional exercises groupConventional exercisesThis group will be undergone core based conventional exercises program
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Walking speedimmediately after intervention

It will be obtained using the FreeMed baropodometry platform (the FreeStep v. 1.0. 3 88 software, Sensor Medica, Guidonia Montecelio, Roma, Italy). The unit of the outcome ia meter/second.

Maximum Loadingimmediately after intervention

It will be obtained using the FreeMed baropodometry platform (the FreeStep v. 1.0. 3 88 software, Sensor Medica, Guidonia Montecelio, Roma, Italy). The unit of the outcome is per cent.

Center of mass displacementimmediately after intervention

It will be obtained using the FreeMed baropodometry platform (the FreeStep v. 1.0. 3 88 software, Sensor Medica, Guidonia Montecelio, Roma, Italy). The unit of the outcome is milimeter.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

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Istanbul, Turkey

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