NCT05231057

Impact of Pilates Exercise in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Qassim University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 10 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Juvenile Arthritis
• Cardiorespiratory Fitness
• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pilates exercises	Mat, Pilates band or elastic bands, and Pilate's ball
OTHER	Conventional physical therapy program	pain relief, increasing flexibility, and mobility, improving muscle strength

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-08-01
• Primary completion: 2021-07-25
• Completion: 2021-12-05
• First posted: 2022-02-09
• Last updated: 2022-04-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia