Identification of Factors Associated With Physical Activity Levels in Adult Muscle Diseases

Hacettepe University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Muscle Disease

Treatments

Device: SenseWear activity monitor

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03030547

GO 14/617

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate physical activity levels and factors associated with physical activity levels in adult patients with muscle diseases.

Full description

The same protocol will be applied all of the patients and healthy subjects. Individuals will be informed in detail about the study and demographic and physical properties will recorded after receiving approval. Evaluation programme that consisting of pain, fatigue, falls, activity limitations, quality of life, muscle strength assessment and functional assessment will be applied. After the evaluation, individuals will be given detailed information on the use of SenseWear activity monitors. Individuals will wear SenseWear activity monitors on right triceps muscle for 5 days. The data stored on the device will be recorded in computer using the software. Individuals will be given information of the resulting data (total number of steps, total energy expenditure, the number of daily steps and energy expenditure, physical activity duration in different intensity). Physical activity levels will be assessed by subjective aspects of physical activity questionnaire.

Enrollment

80 patients

Sex

All

Ages

20 to 40 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Clinical diagnosis of muscle diseases
Adult patients with muscle diseases who are able to walk independently

Exclusion criteria

Clinical diagnosis of systemic problems
Any orthopedic problems that will affect the performance of the physical activity
Clinical diagnosis of neurological disease other than muscle disease
Clinical diagnosis of cognitive impairment
Individuals who underwent surgery in the last 6 month