Evaluation of Spine Posture, Trunk Position Sense and Gait in Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients

Summary

Axial Spondyloarthritis (Ax-SpA) are chronic systemic inflammatory rheumatological diseases characterized by axial skeletal involvement and enthesitis. Sacroiliitis is the most prominent sign of the disease. The International Society for the Evaluation of Spondyloarthritis created a new classification for Ax-SpA in 2009. According to this classification, Ax-SpA; It is divided into two groups as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA).

With the emergence of the term nr-axSpA, studies have begun to compare AS and nr-axSpA in terms of genetic, epidemiological and clinical features, treatment needs and response to treatment.However, more studies are needed to better understand the clinical features and symptoms of nr-axSpA patients.

The aim of this study was to determine the clinical features of patients with nr-axSpA and AS; To evaluate spine posture, trunk position sense and gait parameters, and also to compare these results with healthy individuals.

Conditions

• Non-radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
• Ankylosing Spondylitis

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Gait parameters

Trunk position sense as indicated by trunk reposition errors (TRE) and spine posture (thoracic and lumbar curvature) will be measured with a digital inclinometer. Gait analyses (cadence, stride length, swing phase duration, step duration and double stand duration) will be evaluated.

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Spine posture

Trunk position sense as indicated by trunk reposition errors (TRE) and spine posture (thoracic and lumbar curvature) will be measured with a digital inclinometer. Gait analyses (cadence, stride length, swing phase duration, step duration and double stand duration) will be evaluated.

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Trunk position sense

Trunk position sense as indicated by trunk reposition errors (TRE) and spine posture (thoracic and lumbar curvature) will be measured with a digital inclinometer. Gait analyses (cadence, stride length, swing phase duration, step duration and double stand duration) will be evaluated.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hacettepe University

  collaborator OTHER

• Necmettin Erbakan University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• ADEM KÜÇÜK, Dr. · Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Medicine, Meram/KONYA/TURKEY

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-07-15

Primary Completion

2022-01-31

Completion

2022-03-31

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations