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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN12040055
ISRCTN12040055
Completed
N/A

The effects of vigorous exercise training on motor function and functional fitness in juvenile arthritis: a single blind randomised controlled trial

The Hospital for Sick Children (Canada)0 sites80 target enrollmentMarch 14, 2007

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
The Hospital for Sick Children (Canada)
Enrollment
80
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 14, 2007
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
The Hospital for Sick Children (Canada)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Aged eight to 16 years, either sex
  • 2\. Diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  • 3\. Stable disease \- on a stable dose of non\-steroidal anti\-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), if applicable methotrexate or other second line agents \- in the preceding month, and judged by the rheumatologist to be clinically stable over the course of the trial
  • 4\. Medications: there are no restrictions on medication use for this study, however, every effort is made to keep medication dose stable over the course of the study

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Co\-morbidity with cardiac, pulmonary, or metabolic disease
  • 2\. Moderate or severe hip pain while walking (as judged by the patient and scored on a four point scale)
  • 3\. Active systemic symptoms (fever or rash)
  • 4\. Children who engaged in three or more hours of extracurricular physical activity weekly
  • 5\. Children who are unable to cooperate with testing procedures

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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