Pilot study: handwriting in children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)

Pilot study: handwriting in children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) - Handwriting in JIA

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON33217

Enrollment

Registered

2009-05-12

Start date

2009-06-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-06

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Conditions

child rheumatism JIA Juvenile Idiapathic Arthritis

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

2 Years to 11 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) diagnosis: JIA classified conforming the ILAR criteria (Petty et al., 2004), (2) self reported handwriting difficulties (3) at least one year of handwriting education (4) attending a regular Dutch elementary school (aged 7 to 12 years) (5) informed consent from parents and children, (6) ability of the child to accomplish questionnaires (7) a regular visit of the child for treatment in the JBI in the period of the assessment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: uveitis or other not corrected visual problems

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Swelling, tenderness and Range of motion (ROM) of the wrist and finger joints, maximal isometric grip force. Handwriting parameters: velocity, pen pressure, variability of letters. Questionnaire: writing quality, speed, pain. Children with JIA will be compared with control group.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
no	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results