systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common autoimmune disease in women of childbearing age. Promoting physical activity is a major national priority for the general population, including patients with chronic diseases. The aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency of combined effect of progressive resisted exercise with aerobic exercise for bone mineral density, quality of life, muscle strength and physical activity for patients with SLE.
The following factors were found to be significantly related to lower BMD by univariate analysis: Caucasian race, older age at diagnosis, higher age at the time of the first DXA, longer disease duration, higher cumulative corticosteroid dose, lower serum levels of 25(OH)D, higher SLE Damage Index score, and postmenopausal status. In the multivariate analysis only the following factors were significant: Caucasian race, increased number of pregnancies, postmenopausal status, higher SLE Damage Index, and higher cumulative corticosteroid dose. As the quality of life among patients with SLE not fully associated with SLE disease activity, pharmacologic treatments that are effective for SLE disease activity might not be able to improve quality of life in these patients Therefore, the benefit of nonpharmacological therapies on quality of life has been explored.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
80
Progressive resisted exercises will be started with the 8 maximum repetition test (8 RM) performed at progressive intensities. The subject will perform the 8 RM test at the beginning and the end of each cycle over the two-month training period. Each training session lasts sixty minutes and will be performed three times per week on alternate days.
Traditional medical treatment in the form of Calcium, Vit D and Bi phosphnate.
Aerobic exercises will be applied at 70 - 80% of their maximum heart rate. Trained health professionals supervised the exercise program. Each exercise session will begin with a 5-10-minute warm-up, will be followed by 20 -30 minutes of aerobic activity, and will be concluded with a 5-10-minute cool-down period.
Nesma Morgan Allam
Tanta, Egypt
Bone Mineral Density
It will be measured at the lumbar spine and proximal femur by means of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (GE Healthcare or Hologic, USA)
Time frame: 6 months
Bone Mineral Density
It will be measured at the lumbar spine and proximal femur by means of dual-energy x-ray
Time frame: follow up after 3 months
Quality of life (36-Item Short Form Health Survey)
HRQoL using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). The SF-36 is a generic measure of HRQoL that contains 36 items grouped into: physical functioning, physical role functioning, bodily pain, general health perceptions, vitality, social role functioning, emotional role functioning, and mental health. Scores on each subscale range from 0 to 100, with 0 corresponding to the worst health status and 100 to the best health status.
Time frame: 6 months
Quality of life (36-Item Short Form Health Survey)
HRQoL using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). The SF-36 is a generic measure of HRQoL that contains 36 items grouped into: physical functioning, physical role functioning, bodily pain, general health perceptions, vitality, social role functioning, emotional role functioning, and mental health. Scores on each subscale range from 0 to 100, with 0 corresponding to the worst health status and 100 to the best health status.
Time frame: follow up after 3 months
Muscle strength assessment
will be measured using the Isometric strength. Isometric strength of two lower extremity muscle groups (knee flexors and extensors) will be sampled using an isokinetic exercise machine, the CYBEX (CYBEX International, Inc., Medway, MA).
Time frame: 6 months
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Muscle strength assessment
will be measured using the Isometric strength. Isometric strength of two lower extremity muscle groups (knee flexors and extensors) will be sampled using an isokinetic exercise machine, the CYBEX (CYBEX International, Inc., Medway, MA).
Time frame: follow up after 3 months
Level of physical activity
Patients will be asked to walk up and down a designated corridor in the medical practice for 2min. They will be told to walk at their usual pace and to turn around at the ends of the corridor without stopping.
Time frame: 6 months
Level of physical activity
Patients will be asked to walk up and down a designated corridor in the medical practice for 2min. They will be told to walk at their usual pace and to turn around at the ends of the corridor without stopping.
Time frame: follow up after 3 months