Home-based Aerobic Training Among Adolescents With Chronic Diseases During COVID-19 Pandemic

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Kidney Diseases; Chronic Disease; Chronic Diseases in Adolescence; Chronic Disease of Immune System

Treatments: Other: Exercise training group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04458246

31314220.5.0000.0068

Details and patient eligibility

About

Data show that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms can be severe in 4% and 3% of the adolescents aged 11-15 years and ≥ 16 years, respectively. In addition, the prevalence of chronic diseases among adolescents has increased in the last years. About 20% of the adolescents have some chronic disease, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. In march, 2020, the quarantine was officially implemented in Sao Paulo, while elective medical appointments for adolescents with chronic disease were temporarily suspended. To mitigate the deleterious effect of the social isolation on physical and mental health among these patients, this study aims to test the effects of an online, home-based, exercise training program.

Enrollment: 140 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 19 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosed with either one of the following chronic conditions:

• Inflammatory bowel disease;
• autoimmune hepatitis;
• liver transplant;
• renal transplant;
• systemic lupus erythematosus;
• juvenile dermatomyositis;
• juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with physical limitations that preclude exercise.
• Patients diagnosed with COVID-19.
• Patients diagnosed with mental disorders.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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140 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

10 patients from each chronic diseases conditions (1- Inflammatory bowel disease; 2- autoimmune hepatitis; 3- liver transplant; 4- renal transplant; 5- systemic lupus erythematosus; 6- juvenile dermatomyositis; 7- juvenile idiopathic arthritis) will receive an online home-based aerobic training, three times a week, during 3 months.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise training group

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

10 patients from each chronic diseases conditions (1- Inflammatory bowel disease; 2- autoimmune hepatitis; 3- liver transplant; 4- renal transplant; 5- systemic lupus erythematosus; 6- juvenile dermatomyositis; 7- juvenile idiopathic arthritis) will be advised to maintain their daily routine.