Status:
WITHDRAWN
Effect of Whole Body Vibration Therapy in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Arthritis Network
University of Ottawa
Conditions:
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is one of the most common chronic illnesses in children, with recent data suggesting that 1 to 4 in 1000 Canadian children and youth cope with the condition. Many J...
Detailed Description
This project aims to evaluate the effect of a therapy called whole body vibration (WBV) on muscle function and joint biomechanics in children and adolescents suffering from juvenile idiopathic arthrit...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of JIA
- No active lower-limb arthritis at recruitment shown by clinical examination or MRI
- No active arthritis in the 3 months prior to study entry
- Age \> 7 years and \< 18 years
- Written informed consent from parents and patients over 14 years of age, assent from children 7 to 14 years
- Written commitment by parents to supervise each therapy session
- Z-score power ≤ -1 as determined on the Leonardo force plate
Exclusion
- Lower-limb arthritis on clinical examination or MRI
- Acute venous thrombosis
- Acute hernia
- Migraine
- Epilepsy
- Pregnancy
- Participation in another interventional study
- Surgery and/or fracture within previous 3 months
- Joint replacements
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00836394
Start Date
February 1 2009
End Date
January 1 2011
Last Update
May 14 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K0C 1L0