Physical Training in Patients With Relapsing Polychondritis

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Activity

Treatments: Other: Physical training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03092141

MYO-HCFMUSP-04

Details and patient eligibility

About

Physical training may improve physical capacity and health parameters in various systemic autoimmune diseases. Therefore, the present study will assess the role of an exercise training program in patients with relapsing polychondritis.

Full description

Impact of physical training in patients with relapsing polychondritis.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Fullfill the classification criteria of McADAM et al. (1976)
• Using prednisone ≤ 0.5 mg/kg/day in the last three months
• Sedentary

Exclusion criteria

• Disease relapsing
• Overlapping disease
• Chronic and/or current infections (viral, bacterial or fungal)
• Patients undergoing major surgery within six months before the study
• With commitment to ambulation (joint affection in limbs)
• Smoking
• Diabetes mellitus

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 2 patient groups

Patients

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients will be submitted to physical training (12-weeks, twice/week)

Treatment:

Other: Physical training

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Healthy individuals will be submitted to physical training (12-weeks, twice/week)

Treatment:

Other: Physical training