Impact of Pilates Exercise in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Quality of Life Clinical Trial

— Arthritis  

Official title:

Impact of Clinical Pilates Exercise on Pain, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Functional Ability, And Quality of Life in Children With Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05231057
• Other study ID #: RHPT/0020/0035
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 5, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: March 2022
• Source: Qassim University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: December 5, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: July 25, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 10 Years to 14 Years

Eligibility

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.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Arthritis
• Arthritis, Juvenile
• Cardiorespiratory Fitness
• Juvenile Arthritis
• Quality of Life

Intervention

Other:
• Pilates exercises
Mat, Pilates band or elastic bands, and Pilate's ball
• Conventional physical therapy program
pain relief, increasing flexibility, and mobility, improving muscle strength

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Saudi Arabia	Outpatient Clinic of College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University	Al-Kharj	Riyadh

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Qassim University	Cairo University, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Saudi Arabia, 

References & Publications (3)

Franco CB, Ribeiro AF, Morcillo AM, Zambon MP, Almeida MB, Rozov T. Air stacking: effects of Pilates mat exercises on muscle strength and on pulmonary function in patients with cystic fibrosis. J Bras Pneumol. 2014 Oct;40(5):521-7. English, Portuguese. — View Citation

Haverman L, Grootenhuis MA, van den Berg JM, van Veenendaal M, Dolman KM, Swart JF, Kuijpers TW, van Rossum MA. Predictors of health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results from a Web-based survey. A — View Citation

Oen K, Duffy CM, Tse SM, Ramsey S, Ellsworth J, Chédeville G, Chetaille AL, Saint-Cyr C, Cabral DA, Spiegel LR, Schneider R, Lang B, Huber AM, Dancey P, Silverman E, Rosenberg AM, Cameron B, Johnson N, Dorval J, Scuccimarri R, Campillo S, Petty RE, Duffy — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain assessment	measured using visual analog scale. A score of zero means no pain, while a score often means significant pain.	at baseline
Primary	Pain assessment	measured using visual analog scale. A score of zero means no pain, while a score often means significant pain.	after 12 weeks
Primary	Cardiorespiratory fitness assessment	assessed using electromagnetic cycle ergometer with electronic braking	at baseline
Primary	Cardiorespiratory fitness assessment	assessed using electromagnetic cycle ergometer with electronic braking	after 12 weeks
Secondary	Functional ability assessment	assessed using The Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire	at baseline
Secondary	Functional ability assessment	assessed using The Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire	after 12 weeks
Secondary	health-related quality of life	assessed using The self-report Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory	at baseline
Secondary	health-related quality of life	assessed using The self-report Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory	after 12 weeks