Familial mediterranean fever (FMF) is common in mediterranean region. this disorder is connected with deterioration in functional performance, fitness of cardiorespiration, muscle strength, and bone mass
Familial mediterranean fever (FMF adolescent girls ) will be collected to be cateogarized to vibration group (vibration group) or control grouping. every group OF FMF will contain 20 FMF adolescent girls. both groups will receive vitamin D and their traditional colchicine doses daily for six months. vibration group will receive three sessions of 20-min whole body vibration in the week for 6 months
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
Familial mediterranean fever (20 FMF adolescent girls ) will be in this vibration group who will receive vitamin D and their traditional colchicine doses daily for six months. vibration group will also receive three sessions of 20-min whole body vibration in the week for 6 months
Familial mediterranean fever (20 FMF adolescent girls ) will be in this control group who will receive vitamin D and their traditional colchicine doses daily for six months.
Cairo University
Giza, Dokki, Egypt
RECRUITINGbone mineral density
it is a measure for bone density at 2-4 lumbar vertebrae
Time frame: it will be measured after 6 months
z score
it is a score for measure for bone mass at 2-4 lumbar vertebrae
Time frame: it will be measured after 6 months
vitamin D
it will measured in plasma as serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D
Time frame: it will be measured after 6 months
osteoprotegerin
it will measured in plasma
Time frame: it will be measured after 6 months
quadriceps torque
it will measured in dominant side
Time frame: it will be measured after 6 months
Standing long jump test
it is an indicator for functional performance
Time frame: it will be measured after 6 months
Thirty second sit to stand test
it is an indicator for functional performance
Time frame: it will be measured after 6 months
Ruffier index
it is an indicator for cardiorespirtory fittness
Time frame: it will be measured after 6 months
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