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Dynamic Gait Index as a Functional Gait Assessment Measure in Children With JIA
Led by Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa · Updated on 2025-11-28
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Participants Needed
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Research Sites
69 weeks
Total Duration
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Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Lead Sponsor
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Medipol University
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is one of the most common chronic rheumatic diseases seen in childhood. Pain, joint swelling and loss of function caused by inflammation significantly reduce the patients' quality of life and lead to muscle weakness, limited range of motion and gait disorders. Although there are various clinical assessment methods, there is no functional test in the current literature that evaluates walking in children with JIA. The Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) is a functional walking scale that evaluates walking on level ground, walking while changing speed, walking with sideways head turns, walking with vertical head turns, walking with pivot turns, walking by jumping over obstacles, going around obstacles and climbing stairs. While the DGA is widely used in the clinical assessment of walking in older adults and other pediatric patient groups, it has not yet been investigated for the assessment of walking difficulties in children with JIA. This study aimed to determine whether the DYI is a usable tool for assessing walking in children with JIA.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Dynamic Gait Index as a Functional Gait Assessment Measure in Children With JIA
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) according to ILAR criteria
- Age between 8 and 16 years
- Unilateral knee joint involvement affecting walking
- Willing and able to cooperate in the study
- Control group: no neurological or orthopedic diagnosis
- Control group: age between 8 and 16 years
- Control group: able to understand evaluator's commands
You will not qualify if you...
- Additional neurological or orthopedic diagnosis affecting treatment outcomes in JIA group
- Lower extremity asymmetry or active involvement beyond the knee joint affecting walking in JIA group
- Control group: any health problem that may affect the study
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa
Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey (Türkiye), 34862
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Research Team
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Gökçe Leblebici, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
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Model
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Primary Purpose
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Number of Arms
2
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