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Exercise and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Not Applicable
Conditions
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Interventions
Behavioral: Exercise training
Registration Number
NCT01515163
Lead Sponsor
University of Sao Paulo
Brief Summary

The investigators hypothesize that a three-month aerobic exercise training program will positively affect the lipid profile, insulin sensitivity , cytokine profile, the cardiovascular parameters and muscle strength in SLE patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age between 7 and 40 years
  • SLEDAI ≤ 4
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Cardiovascular dysfunction
  • Rhythm and conduction disorders
  • Musculoskeletal disturbances
  • Kidney and pulmonary involvements
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Use of tobacco
  • Treatment with lipid-lowering or hypoglycemic drugs
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Use of chronotropic or antihypertensive drugs
  • Physically active subjects
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ExerciseExercise training3-month exercise training program
Healthy controlExercise training-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Lipid profile - Plasma levels of total cholesterol (mg/dl), VLDL-chol (mg/dl) HDL-chol (mg/dl), LDL-chol (mg/dl), triglycerides (mg/dl), Apolipoprotein AI and AII (mg/dl) and Apolipoprotein B (mg/dl)3 months
Insulin sensitivity as measured by the Hyperinsulinemic-Euglycemic Clamp3 months
Cytokine response - Plasma levels of TNF-α (pg/ml), IL-6 (pg/ml), IFN-type I (pg/ml), IL-10 (pg/ml)and IL-1ra (pg/ml)3 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cardiovascular parameters3 months

Aerobic capacity, chronotropic function

Muscle Strength3 months

Upper and Lower-body muscle strength will be assessed by a 1-RM (repetition maximum) protocol

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Sao Paulo

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Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

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