Pilates Physical Activity in Sickle Cell Disease

August 25, 2022 updated by: Ali Mohamed Ali ismail, Cairo University

Quality of Life Response to Pilates Physical Activity in Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a life-threatening hereditary hemoglobinopathy characterized by hemoglobin (Hb) polymerization that affects many people worldwide.Reduced physical capacity is common in people with SCA. Pilates is a form of physical activity that recently used in clinicial practice

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

SCA patients (40 patients) with ages more than 18 years will join randomly the pilates group (20 patients) or control non exercised group (20 patients). Pilates will be trained 30 minutes (before it there will be warm up period and after it there will be cooldown period , each will be 5 minutes). the pilates will be repeated five sessions per the week for 3 months

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • Egypt
    • Dokki
      • Giza, Dokki, Egypt
        • Recruiting
        • Faculty of physical therapy Cairo University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 55 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • sedentary sickle disease patients from both both sexes in medical stable condition

Exclusion Criteria:

  • cardiac complaints, pregnant women, patients who smoke or drink alchols

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Pilates group
this pilates group (20 patients) will be trained 30 minutes of pilates (before it there will be warm up period and after it there will be cooldown period , each will be 5 minutes). the pilates will be repeated five sessions per the week for 3 months
Behavioral: Pilates training
the pilates group (20 patients) will be trained 30 minutes of pilates exercise (before it there will be warm up period and after it there will be cooldown period , each will be 5 minutes). the pilates will be repeated five sessions per the week for 3 months
No Intervention: control group
The patients will not receive training (20 patients)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Time Frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks
it assess sleep quality
It will be measured after 12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
six minutes walking distance
Time Frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks
it will assess physical capacity
It will be measured after 12 weeks
quadriceps strength
Time Frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks
it will assess the muscular strength of dominant quadriceps
It will be measured after 12 weeks
hand grip strength
Time Frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks
it will assess the muscular strength of dominant hand grip
It will be measured after 12 weeks
physical component summary of short-form-36 questionnaire
Time Frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks
it will assess physical health
It will be measured after 12 weeks
mental component summary of short-form-36 questionnaire
Time Frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks
it will assess mental health
It will be measured after 12 weeks
beck depression inventory
Time Frame: It will be measured after 12 weeks
it is a questionnaire assessing depression
It will be measured after 12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Cairo University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ali Ismail, Lecturer, Cairo university

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 22, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 30, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 24, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 25, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

August 29, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 29, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 25, 2022

Last Verified

August 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • P.T.REC/012/003820

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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