Clinical trial NCT06725849: Barriers to Physical Activity in Familial Mediterranean Fever
Official title: Barriers to Physical Activity and Exercise in Patients With Familial Mediterranean Fever
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Conditions: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF )
Keywords: exercise
Physical Activity
Lead sponsor: Istanbul University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-12-10
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients diagnosed with Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) referred to the Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division, at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, as well as the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Brief summary: This project is a 2209-A TÜBİTAK project. It has been developed to identify the barriers to physical activity among patients diagnosed with Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF).

The project aims to determine the problems encountered by FMF patients when engaging in physical activity and the reasons behind these issues, using various assessment methods to identify the reasons for avoiding physical activity.

Detailed description: This project is a 2209-A TÜBİTAK project. It has been developed to identify the barriers to physical activity among patients diagnosed with Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) referred to the Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division, at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, as well as the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation.

The project aims to determine the problems encountered by FMF patients when engaging in physical activity and the reasons behind these issues, using various assessment methods to identify the reasons for avoiding physical activity. Patients diagnosed with FMF will be evaluated based on pain (McGill Melzack Pain Questionnaire), quality of life (FMF Quality of Life Measure), fatigue status (Fatigue Severity Scale), kinesiophobia (Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia), grip strength (Digital Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer), and aerobic capacity (Spirometer).

Assessments will be conducted twice a week for three months, with each session lasting 30 minutes, utilizing the Digital Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer and Spirometer under the supervision of researchers.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF)
* Ability to respond to the questionnaires
* Capability to engage in physical activity

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any form of disability (visual, auditory, mental, physical)
* Illiteracy in Turkish
* Presence of comorbidities that may hinder assessment

Primary outcomes:
measure: International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short
timeFrame: It will be applied once for up to 6 months.
measure: Familial Mediterranean Fever Quality of Life Scale
timeFrame: It will be applied once for up to 6 months.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: McGill Melzack Pain Questionnaire
timeFrame: It will be applied once for up to 6 months.
measure: Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia-Fatigue
timeFrame: It will be applied once for up to 6 months.
measure: Fatigue Severity Scale
timeFrame: It will be applied once for up to 6 months.
measure: Digital Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer
timeFrame: It will be applied once for up to 6 months.
measure: Aerobic Capacity Assessment: Spirometer
timeFrame: It will be applied once for up to 6 months.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa
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