PEAK Study (Physical Exercise and Activity in Kids)
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis focused on measuring Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis,, Randomized Control Trial,, attention placebo,, exercise testing,, aerobics,, Qi Gong,, exercise video,, activities of daily living,, quality of life,, economy of walking,, fitness, pediatrics
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Age 8 - 16 years. Diagnosis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis - based on the revised Durban criteria. Polyarticular or pauciarticular course. Stable Disease - on a stable dose of NSAID, and if applicable methotrexate or other second line agents - in the preceding month, and judged by the attending rheumatologist to be clinically stable and unlikely to need a change in medication over the course of the trial. Medications. There are no restrictions on medication use for this study; however, every effort is made to keep medication dosage stable over the course of study. Exclusion Criteria: Co-morbidity with cardiac, pulmonary or metabolic disease. Moderate or severe hip pain while walking (as judged by the patient and scored on a 4 point scale) or active systemic symptoms (fever, rash). Children who engage in more than 3 hours of structured extracurricular physical activity weekly may not show additional gains from fitness training and, therefore, are not studied. Children are not otherwise excluded from the study if currently attending a physiotherapy pool program with emphasis on joint range of motion and stretching. Children who are unable to cooperate with testing procedures.
Sites / Locations
- The Hospital for Sick Children