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

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05231057

Acronym

Arthritis

Enrollment

Registered

2022-02-09

Start date

2020-08-01

Completion date

2021-12-05

Last updated

2022-04-06

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Conditions

Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Juvenile Arthritis, Quality of Life

Brief 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.

Interventions

OTHERConventional physical therapy program

pain relief, increasing flexibility, and mobility, improving muscle strength

OTHERPilates exercises

Mat, Pilates band or elastic bands, and Pilate's ball

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

10 Years to 14 Years

Healthy volunteers

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.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain assessment	at baseline	measured using visual analog scale. A score of zero means no pain, while a score often means significant pain.
Cardiorespiratory fitness assessment	at baseline	assessed using electromagnetic cycle ergometer with electronic braking

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Functional ability assessment	at baseline	assessed using The Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire
health-related quality of life	at baseline	assessed using The self-report Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026