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The Influence of "Karate" on Bleeding in Hemophilic Patients.

NCT00281333 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2011-08-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Hemophilia patients tend to lower their physical activity level due to the fear of increasing bleeding episodes. Although recent literature has shown that with routine muscle strengthening and physical activity, the frequency and duration of bleeds was reduced. Our study has built a routine of strength training exercises and karate training. The study is built in two stages, each stage being three months. The participants fill out a bleeding diary that includes information from the previous six months. It includes place of bleed, duration, pain level, spontaneous or traumatic bleed, factor replacement and joint limitation. Before the exercise, the participants are tested for muscle strength and endurance. The bleeding diary will be filled out following the first three months and the second phase as will the muscle strength and endurance. We are hoping to see a drastic reduction of bleeding episodes occurring especially from spontaneous bleeds.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

"Karate" exercises and strengthening exercises

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sheba Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Uri Martinowitz, M.D. · Sheba Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
11 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Completion
2006-10-31

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