Immersive Virtual Reality Exergaming Program in Adolescents Diagnosed With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of home-based exercise program versus personalized IVR exergame (Fit-XR) program on physical fitness, functional capacity and physical activity in adolescents with Juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Patients followed up by four tertiary pediatric rheumatology centers will be included in the project. Two different exercise programs will be applied to the patients by experienced physiotherapists. Fit-XR program will be 25-30 minutes a day and will be applied 2 days a week for 8 weeks under the supervision of a physiotherapist in the clinic. The total points obtained by the participants during the FiT-XR games will be recorded after each training session. In the second group, a personalized multicomponent (balance, strength, agility, endurance) home- based exercise program will be applied according to the physical fitness level of the children.

Conditions

• Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Immersive Virtual Reality Exergaming Program

Oculus Quest 3 glasses will be used as hardware for the IVR exergame program, and "Boxing", "HIIT", "Combat", "Sculpt" and Dance, among the Fit-XR games that offer virtual reality experience for fitness, will be selected according to the physical fitness level of the subjects and personalized multicomponent ( balance, strength, agility, endurance) IVR exergame program will be created. The exercise program is limited to 25-30 minutes a day and will be applied 2 days a week for 8 weeks in the clinic under the supervision of a physiotherapist. The exergaming program will be progressed according to the difficulty level, duration and technical characteristics of the games.

BEHAVIORAL

Home-Based Exercise Program

In the home-based exercise program, a personalized multicomponent (balance, strength, agility, endurance) exercise program will be applied according to the physical fitness level of the subjects. The exercises will progress by increasing the difficulty level and number of repetitions of the exercises. An e-brochure will be given to the subjects for the exercises, the exercises will be shown to the subjects on the 1st day, and exercise control will be carried out in the 1st week and the 4th week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Nilay Arman, Assoc.Prof. · Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

• Nuray Aktay Ayaz, Prof.Dr. · Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Pediatric Rheumatology

• Figen Cakmak, MD · Health Science University, Cam and Sakura City Hospital

• Betul Sozeri, Prof.Dr. · Health Science University, Umraniye Research and Training Hospital

• Asena Yekdaneh, MSc, Pt · Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Institute of Postgraduate Education

• Asya Albayrak, MSc, Pt · Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Institute of Postgraduate Education

• Irem Donmez, PT · Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Institute of Postgraduate Education

• Yusuf Acikgoz, PT · Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

13 Years

Max Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-12-01

Primary Completion

2024-01-31

Completion

2024-07-01

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations