The study aims to describe physical activity (PA) levels in young people with haemophilia A in Norway compared with non-haemophilia controls, and to identify factors influencing PA. This will be conducted through an observational study measuring PA over 12 weeks. Forty young people with moderate and severe haemophilia A will be enrolled. PA data will be compared to demographically and seasonally matched non-haemophilia controls. PA will be measured using the activity tracker Fitbit Charge 3. A subgroup of participants will also wear the hip-worn accelerometer ActiGraph GTX+BT for seven consecutive days in order to validate the two devices against each other.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
40
Measurement of PA with Fitbit for all participants and controls.
Measurement of PA with ActiGraph for a subgroup of 20 participants.
Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Norway
Physical Activity (PA) volume
PA volume in different intensities
Time frame: 9 months
Fulfilment of PA recommendations
Fulfilment of international PA recommendations
Time frame: 9 months
Trend in PA over time
Trend in PA and sedentary time over the study period
Time frame: 9 months
Physical activity types
Self reported types of PA
Time frame: 9 months
Impact of haemophilia on daily life
Work and Classroom Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI+CIQ:HS)
Time frame: 9 months
Health Related Quality of Life
EuroQol 5Domains 3Levels (EQ-5D-3L) Health status is measured in terms of five dimensions (5D); mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. The respondents self-rate their level of severity for each dimension using a three-level scale, and evaluate their overall health status using a Visual analogue scale (VAS) where the bottom rate (0) corresponds to " the worst health you can imagine", and the highest rate (100) corresponds to "the best health you can imagine".
Time frame: 9 months
Joint score
Hemophilia Joint Health Score (HJHS 2.1) The Hemophilia Joint Health Score (HJHS) is a validated outcome tool developed for the assessment of joint health in people with hemophilia. The ordinal joint score assesses 9 items in 6 index joints (elbows, knees and ankles). It assesses swelling, duration of swelling, muscle atrophy, crepitus of motion, range of motion (extension and flexion loss), joint pain, strength, and gait. The summation of the 9 HJHS items in 6 index joints provides users with a relative indicator of joint health, with a lower HJHS representing superior joint health.
Time frame: 9 months
Ultrasound joint score
Hemophilia Early Arthropathy Detection using Ultrasound (HEAD-US) The ultrasound protocal evaluates the six joints most typically affected in PwH: the elbows, knees, and ankles, in one single examination, providing information about synovium, cartilage, and subchondral bone. Scores for each joint can range between 0 and 8, with higher scores indicating more severe abnormalities.
Time frame: 9 months
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