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Pilates Physical Activity in Sickle Cell Disease

Not Applicable
Conditions
Sickle Cell Disease
Registration Number
NCT05519852
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a life-threatening hereditary hemoglobinopathy characterized by hemoglobin (Hb) polymerization that affects many people worldwide.Reduced physical capacity is common in people with SCA. Pilates is a form of physical activity that recently used in clinicial practice

Detailed Description

SCA patients (40 patients) with ages more than 18 years will join randomly the pilates group (20 patients) or control non exercised group (20 patients). Pilates will be trained 30 minutes (before it there will be warm up period and after it there will be cooldown period , each will be 5 minutes). the pilates will be repeated five sessions per the week for 3 months

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • sedentary sickle disease patients from both both sexes in medical stable condition
Exclusion Criteria
  • cardiac complaints, pregnant women, patients who smoke or drink alchols

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexIt will be measured after 12 weeks

it assess sleep quality

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
hand grip strengthIt will be measured after 12 weeks

it will assess the muscular strength of dominant hand grip

six minutes walking distanceIt will be measured after 12 weeks

it will assess physical capacity

mental component summary of short-form-36 questionnaireIt will be measured after 12 weeks

it will assess mental health

beck depression inventoryIt will be measured after 12 weeks

it is a questionnaire assessing depression

quadriceps strengthIt will be measured after 12 weeks

it will assess the muscular strength of dominant quadriceps

physical component summary of short-form-36 questionnaireIt will be measured after 12 weeks

it will assess physical health

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University

🇪🇬

Giza, Dokki, Egypt

Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University
🇪🇬Giza, Dokki, Egypt
Ali Ismail, lecturer
Contact
02 01005154209
allooka2012@gmail.com

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