This study evaluates the feasibility of the Fitness Integrative Training program for Teens (FIT Teens 2), a combined cognitive behavioral therapy and neuromuscular exercise training program in patients with pediatric rheumatic diseases and/or joint hypermobility.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
This intervention will consist of 16 in-person and remote group-based sessions held twice per week over 8 weeks. Sessions last 90 minutes and will be led jointly by a psychologist/therapist and exercise trainer using manualized protocols.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Feasibility of Enrollment
Maintain consistent monthly enrollment for the duration of the project
Time frame: 2 years
Session Attendance
Evaluation of the number of sessions attended out of the 16 sessions offered
Time frame: 8 weeks
Participant Retention at Post-Treatment
Number of participants completing post-treatment visit
Time frame: 8 weeks
Treatment Fidelity
All sessions will be video-recorded and trainers adherence to the protocol will be assessed using an 9-item fidelity checklist (e.g., homework and diary review, CBT skill instruction and practice, neuromuscular exercise instruction and practice, CBT and exercise homework planning).
Time frame: 2 years
Participant Safety
Assessment of frequency and severity of adverse events possibly, likely, or definitely related to the study treatment or procedures
Time frame: 2 years
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