NCT03904953

Effects of Pilates Training on Respiratory Muscle Strenght in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Gazi University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Background: Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, inflammatory rheumatic disease that effects primarily axial-spine. Reduction of flexibility and mobility is important factors that can cause muscle weakness, impairment quality of life, reduction of exercise tolerance and pulmonary capacity with the progression of AS. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of pilates exercises on mobility, quality of life and respiratory muscle strength in patients with AS. Methods: Forty patients will be included who are aged between 18-55 years and got diagnosed according to Modified New York criterias.Patients will be divided into two groups randomly. Pilates training will be performed to the treatment group and conventional exercises will be performed to the control group during 8 weeks. Respiratory muscle strength, quality of life, spinal mobility, thorax expansion, respiratory functions, physical activity level, exercise capasity and disease activity will be evaluated at first session and at the end of the 8th week in this study.

Detailed description

Objective: Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, inflammatory rheumatic disease that effects primarily axial-spine. With progression of disease, flexibility of thorax and spine will be get lost. It is reported that mobility, function, respiratory muscle strength and endurance get worse in AS patients. Reduction of flexibility and mobility is important factors that can cause muscle weakness, impairment quality of life, reduction of exercise tolerance and pulmonary capacity with the progression of AS. To writer's knowledge, there has been no study examining the effects of pilates exercises on mobility, function and respiratory muscle strength in AS patients. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of pilates exercises on mobility, function and respiratory muscle strength in patients with AS. Methods: Forty patients were included who are aged between 18-65 years and got diagnosed according to Modified New York criterias. Patients who have incooperation, malignancy and pregnancy will be excluded from the study. Patients will be divided into two groups randomly. Pilates training will be performed to the treatment group and conventional exercises will be performed to the control group during 8 weeks Respiratory muscle strength will be assessed by maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures. Thorax expansion will be measured from regions of axillar, subcostal and epigastric by tape measure. To evaluate disease activity and spinal mobility, we will use Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI), respectively. Quality of life will be evaluated with Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (ASQoL). Exercise capacity will be assessed by 6 minutes walk test. Pilates exercises will be performed 3 days in a week for 8 weeks. Conventional exercise programme will be taugt to the control group and requested to perform them at home. The assessments will be repeated in before and after treatment.

Conditions

• Ankylosing Spondylitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pilates Training	Clinical pilates exercises will be performed three days in a week. Treatment will continue an hour in per session for 8 weeks.
OTHER	Conventional exercise programme	Stretching of erector spine, hip flexors, hamstring muscles and gastro-soleus muscles; back-strengthening of cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine and posture exercises will be taught to the patients in the first session and the patients will be requested to repeat the exercises three times a week for 8 weeks individually at home.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-04-02
• Primary completion: 2019-06-02
• Completion: 2019-10-02
• First posted: 2019-04-05
• Last updated: 2019-04-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)