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Physical Rehabilitation in Sickle Cell Anemia

NCT04705792 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2021-04-27

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Summary

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is one of the most neglected diseases worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. In the adult population with SCA, the systemic effects of the disease, such as respiratory and peripheral muscle dysfunction, cause a decrease in quality of life. As a consequence, there is a concern about functional rehabilitation, since the aging of this population is already a reality in our environment. Thus, the objective of this project is to evaluate the effects of functional rehabilitation on quality of life in adult patients over 18 years of SCA. In this longitudinal intervention study, patients will be submitted to a three-month rehabilitation program. Before and after the intervention, patients will be submitted to the following assessments: spirometry; quality of life questionnaire - Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36); functional scale of joint integrity - Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS); fatigue assessment scale - Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F); physical activity assessment questionnaire - International Physical Activity Questionaire (IPAQ); peripheral muscle assessment (handgrip and isometric dynamometry of the quadriceps muscle); and 6-minute walk test (6MWT). The protocol will consist of warm-up and cool-down exercises, muscle strengthening and endurance exercises, aerobic training, balance training and proprioception. Thus, it is expected that patients with sickle cell anemia will benefit significantly, with a consequent improvement in musculoskeletal function, pain and health-related quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Physical activity

Activities included overall stretching and strengthening (flexion, extension, adduction and abduction movements) and muscular endurance exercises (exercises involving open and closed kinetic chains), along with aerobic conditioning using a functional circuit.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Agnaldo J Lopes, PhD · Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-31
Primary Completion
2021-07-25
Completion
2021-07-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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