Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Summary

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune and inflammatory disease. The pathogenesis of SLE results from interactions between genes, hormones, and the environment; however, the exact etiology is unknown. SLE can affect many organs and systems, including the musculoskeletal, hematological, renal, neuropsychiatric, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems, and skin. Non-specific general complaints such as malaise, fatigue, arthralgia, anxiety, depression, fever, and weight loss are evident at the onset of the disease and during the activation periods. Patients experience hopelessness due to the complexity of the symptoms and the chronic and progressive nature of the disease, and they experience deterioration in their quality of life due to the interaction of anxiety and depression findings with other symptoms. SLE is a difficult disease to manage because of the different organ and system involvement processes.

In addition, these symptoms of the disease and the nature of chronic pain, including central sensitization, cause it to accompany a process that is affected by the mood of the person. Some patients present to a rheumatologist with mild symptoms, while others may present with severe, life-threatening symptoms. The onset of the disease before the age of 18 is defined as childhood onset (juvenile). Childhood-onset SLE accounts for approximately 1/5 of SLE patients. It is known that the main mechanism in the formation of the disease is the production of more than one autoantibody.

Although childhood SLE (jSLE) appears to be basically the same disease with similar etiology, pathogenesis, and laboratory findings as in adults, there are differences in the frequency and severity of clinical manifestations. In this respect, the clearest finding is that children with SLE have greater disease severity and earlier disease-related organ damage than adults with SLE. Studies on the disease show that patients with jSLE have not only physical but also cognitive effects.

The aim of our study is to examine the effects of exercises applied with a dual-task approach on patients' physical and cognitive status in jSLE cases.

Conditions

• System; Lupus Erythematosus
• Cognition Disorder
• Autoimmune

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise

Dual task exercises are defined as the appropriate direction of attention during two activities performed at the same time. Dual task performance is required during many activities in daily life. Multitasking is complicated to understand because it is divided into social, physical, and psychological branches. The simultaneous occurrence of movement and cognitive processes is seen as a part of social participation. Considering that one task affects the other, dual task is defined as the simultaneous performance of two tasks that can be performed independently, can be evaluated separately, and have different purposes. Each task must be incompatible and measurable, achievable alone or in different combinations. The increased need for information processing alone does not constitute dual-tasking.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Biruni University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• eylul Pinar kısa · Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

6 Years

Max Age

16 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-08-02

Primary Completion

2023-12-02

Completion

2023-12-05

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations