Sarcopenia in Children

University Tunis El Manar

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Sarcopenia; Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: densitometry/ handgrip dynamometer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05291416

pediatric rheumatology Kassab

Details and patient eligibility

About

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (AJI), is a frequent inflammatory disease in children, characterized by pain, arthritis, and deformities. Chronic inflammation leads to physical inactivity and can be associated with muscle weakness around affected joints, low bone strength, and mass(3). To our knowledge, no study has focused on the prevalence of sarcopenia in JIA and the data on the muscle disorder are lacking. The purpose of the present study is to detect sarcopenia and identify associated factors in children with JIA

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 16 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis fulfilling the ILAR criteria

Exclusion criteria

• We excluded patients who have a prosthesis, nutritional problems, inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, temporomandibular involvement, or another chronic disease.

Trial design

60 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Description:

healthy children aged between 4-16 years

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: densitometry/ handgrip dynamometer

2

Description:

children aged between 4-16 years, suffering from juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: densitometry/ handgrip dynamometer