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The Effect of Exercise on Disease Activity and Cardiovascular Risk for Patients With Axial SpondyloArthritis

NCT02356874 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2018-08-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overall aim of this multicenter randomised controlled trial (RCT) is to investigate if exercise can modify the disease course and prevent comorbidity in patient with spondyloarthritis (SpA).

Conditions

  • Axial Spondyloarthritis

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise

An exercise program for 40-60 minutes three times a week in 3 months. Twice a week the exercise sessions will be supervised by a physiotherapist and these sessions will consist of endurance and strength training. The endurance training will be high intensity interval training on a treadmill. And strength training with external load for the major muscle groups (individually adapted: six exercises, eight to ten repetitions maximum, two to three sets). Once a week the participants will exercise individually for a minimum of 40 minutes of endurance exercise.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Oslo

    collaborator OTHER

  • Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

    collaborator OTHER

  • Diakonhjemmet Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hanne H Dagfinrud, PhD · Nationonal Advisory Unit on Rehabilitation in Rheumatology, Departement of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-31
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2017-09-30

Countries

  • Norway
  • Sweden

Study Locations

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