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The Effects of Pilates Exercise on Joint Pain and Mobility of Chikungunya Fever Patients

The Effects of the Pilates Method on Pain and Joint Mobility of Chikungunya Fever Patients: A Randomized Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-99tdpn
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-08-28
Start date
2017-04-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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Conditions

Chikungunya fever

Interventions

Experimental group: will perform the exercise intervention through the Pilates Solo Method, with a total number of 30 participants. There will be 24 sessions of the Pilates Method, twice a week on alt
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Sponsors

Centro de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Lead Sponsor
Bruna Fernanda Alves de Oliveira
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Volunteers with diagnosis of Chikungunya Fever with more than 3 months of symptoms; Chronic phase of Chikungunya fever; Both genders; Age greater than or equal to 18 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Contraindication for performing physical exercises at the discretion of the attending physician; Severely limiting cognitive, auditory, visual or motor deficit; Do not sign the Free and Informed Consent Form; patients with pre-existing rheumatological diseases known.

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Improve the functional capacity,Evaluated with the Health Assessment Questionnaire,performed one week before the intervention and one week after the end of treatment.;Improve the quality of life of patients, evaluated by the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey, performed one week before the intervention and one week after the end of treatment.;Increased joint range of motion, assessed by goniometry, performed one week before the intervention and one week after the end of treatment.;To improve the posture, evaluated through the Software for Postural Evaluation, performed one week before the intervention and one week after the end of the treatment.

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Decrease pain intensity, measured by means of the Visual Pain Analogy Scale, data collected one week before the intervention and one week after the end of treatment.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactBruna Alves de Oliveira

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

brunafernanda.edf@hotmail.com+55(81)999833315

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)