An interventional study of Exercise and Drug treatment in Ankylosing Spondylitis, sponsored by Federal University of São Paulo. Completed at 1 site in Brazil. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-11-30.
Sponsored by Federal University of São Paulo · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The aim of the present study is to assess the effectiveness of resistance training with swiss ball in the treatment of patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
A randomized, controlled, single-blind, prospective trial being conducted involving 54 patients with ankylosing spondylitis, selected from outpatient clinics - UNIFESP. They will be randomized in intervention group (n = 27) conduct training for muscle strengthening with the aid of the Swiss ball and in the control group (n = 27) did not undergo any intervention. Eight exercises will be conducted with intent to engage all muscle groups.
623 studies on the registry are indexed under Spondylitis; 83 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 60 is below the median of 92 across 349 interventional studies indexed under Spondylitis.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Resistance exercise with swiss ball and drug treatment
Other: Exercise
Drug treatment
Other: Drug treatment
Resistance Training exercise with swiss ball
Also known as: Experimental group
Drug treatment
Also known as: Control group
Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI)
Functional capacity assessed by BASFI
Time frame: 16 weeks
LIKERT SCALE
Likert scale by patients.
Time frame: 16 weeks
1 REPETITION MAXIMUM TEST
muscle strength by testing an repetition maximum (1 RM)
Time frame: 16 weeks
Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI)
disease activity by BASDAI (The Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index)
Time frame: 16 weeks
Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI)
spinal mobility by BASMI
Time frame: 16 weeks
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Time frame: 16 weeks
6-MINUTE WALK TEST
Time frame: 16 weeks
TIME UP AND GO TEST
Time frame: 16 weeks
Short form-36 (SF-36)
quality of life by SF-36
Time frame: 16 weeks
QUANTITY OF ANALGESICS AND ANTI-INFLAMATORY USED
Time frame: 16 weeks
Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) Health Assessment Questionnaire
Function
Time frame: 16 weeks
This study is completed, as verified in Nov 2012. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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