Clinical trial NCT04820725: The Effects of Postural Changes on Plantar Pressure in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis
Official title: The Effects of Postural Changes on Plantar Pressure in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Ankylosing Spondylitis
Keywords: Ankylosing Spondylitis,
posture
plantar pressure
Lead sponsor: Gazi University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-03-29
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: Ankylosing Spondlitis (AS) is a chronic, rheumatic disease. Foot and ankle involvement may stem from both postural changes in patients seen spinal deformity with the progress of the disease and enthesitis. The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship plantar pressure distribution and balance, mobility and disease activity in AS patients and to compare AS patients with and without postural changes and healthy subjects.

Detailed description: Ankylosing Spondlitis (AS) is a chronic, rheumatic disease. Reduction in flexibility and mobility is important factors that can cause impairment quality of life, reduction of exercise tolerance and pulmonary capacity with the progression of AS. Extra articular symptoms such as neurologic, cardiovascular and pulmonary involvement affect morbidity and mortality rate. Foot and ankle involvement may stem from both postural changes in patients seen spinal deformity with the progress of the disease and enthesitis. Şahlı et al. concluded that 52% of AS patients had foot involvement but 35% of the patients had symptoms. To be determined plantar pressure distribution is important to be decided body weight distribution, postural control and selection of shoes. The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship plantar pressure distribution and balance, mobility and disease activity in AS patients and to compare AS patients with and without postural changes and healthy subjects.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients who are aged between 18-55 years,
* Patients who got diagnosed according to Modified New York criteria
* Patients who are being followed at Firat University Department of Rheumatology.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who have exercise habits
* Incooperation
* Malignancy
* Pregnancy
* Patients who have changes of medical treatment in the last 3 months
* Patients who have another disease that can effect pulmonary functions

Primary outcomes:
measure: Gait analyses
timeFrame: 3 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index
timeFrame: 5 minutes
measure: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index
timeFrame: 1 minute
measure: Time up and go test
timeFrame: 1 minute
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Elazığ
country: Turkey
facility: Songul Baglan Yentur
Study officials:
affiliation: Firat University
name: Süleyman S Koca
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Sahli H, Bachali A, Tekaya R, Mahmoud I, Sedki Y, Saidane O, Abdelmoula L. Involvement of foot in patients with spondyloarthritis: Prevalence and clinical features. Foot Ankle Surg. 2019 Apr;25(2):226-230. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2017.10.016. Epub 2017 Nov 10.
citation: Aydin E, Turan Y, Tastaban E, Kurt Omurlu I, Sendur OF. Plantar pressure distribution in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2015 Mar;30(3):238-42. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2015.02.003. Epub 2015 Feb 8.