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Effect of Whole Body Vibration Therapy in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

NCT00836394 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2018-05-14

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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 JIA children will enter adulthood with permanent joint damage5. In parallel, a significant number are affected by deficits of muscle function. In addition to the impact on physical function, muscles play an important role in maintaining joint health. The overall aim of this proposal is to evaluate a novel therapeutic intervention - whole body vibration (WBV) - for its ability to improve muscle function and the biomechanics of lower extremity joints in JIA in order to prevent joint degeneration.

Conditions

  • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Interventions

DEVICE

Galileo (whole body vibration (WBV) therapy)

6 minutes of training on 5 days a week for 3 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Arthritis Network

    collaborator NETWORK

  • University of Ottawa

    collaborator OTHER

  • Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Johannes Roth, MD · Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-02-28
Primary Completion
2011-01-31
Completion
2011-01-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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