NCT03858504

Yoga Versus Home Exercise Program in Children With Enthesitis Related Arthritis

The Comparison of the Effects of Yoga and Home Exercise Program in Children With Enthesitis Related Arthritis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pamukkale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 13 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of different exercises programs as 'Yoga' and 'Home Exercise' in Enthesitis Related Arthritis.

Detailed description

Enthesitis is the localized inflammation in the attachments of muscles, ligaments, fascia to bone. Enthesitis related arthritis is a sub-form of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and primarily lower extremities, spine, and sacroiliac joints. In the literature, exercise therapy is found beneficial to improve bone density, muscle strength and functionality without leading adverse effects in these children. Recently yoga has emerged as a new exercise approach which consist of both physical an mental components to improve self-awareness and mindfulness. However, the effects of yoga did not investigated in JIA patients. The only evidence is a case study which reports improvements in pain and stiffness in a child with JIA.

Conditions

• Enthesitis Related Arthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercise	The children with enthesitis related arthritis will be randomized into one of the exercise groups as yoga or home exercises and will perform the exercise program for 2 times a week for 8 weeks according to their groups.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-07-31
• Primary completion: 2019-07-31
• Completion: 2019-07-31
• First posted: 2019-02-28
• Last updated: 2020-05-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)