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ArticleArchives of rheumatology2020

Assessment of the Clinical Effects of Aquatic-based Exercises in the Treatment of Children With Juvenile Dermatomyositis: A 2x2 Controlled-Crossover Trial.

Ahmed Samhan, Nermeen Mohamed, Ragab Elnaggar, Waleed Mahmoud

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Article in Archives of rheumatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ahmed SamhanDepartment of Physical Therapy, New Kasr El-Aini Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Nermeen MohamedDepartment of Physical Therapy, New Kasr El-Aini Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ragab ElnaggarDepartment of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Waleed MahmoudDepartment of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aims to compare the effect of aquatic-based exercises (AQBEs) and land-based exercises (LBEs) on muscle strength, fatigue and quality of life (QoL), and skin disease activity in children with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). PATIENTS AND

methodsThe design of the study was an assessor-blinded, controlled 2x2 crossover trial. Fourteen children (4 boys, 10 girls; mean age 11.7±2.2 years; range, 10 to 16 years) were evaluated. AQBEs and LBEs were applied through two treatment sequences as half of the children received AQBEs first while the second half received LBEs first. Isometric muscle strength, fatigue level and QoL (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Multidimensional Fatigue Scale [PedsQL-MFS]), and skin disease activity score (DASskin) were measured at four occasions for each treatment sequence.

resultsThe AQBEs had significant superiority over LBEs with improved hip flexors' strength (p=0.007) and hip abductors' strength (p=0.001), while both types of treatment had the same effect in increasing strength of shoulder flexors and abductors (p<0.05). AQBEs improved PedsQL-MFS, and DASskin significantly more than LBEs (p<0.001). For all outcome measures, there was no significant difference in the treatment sequence the children received first.

conclusionSupervised AQBEs are more effective in improving muscle strength, fatigue and QoL, and skin disease activity than LBEs in children with JDM. Furthermore, the treatment sequence had no significant effect on measured variables.

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Aquatic-based exercisesjuvenile dermatomyositisland-based exercisesskin disease activity

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PMID32637925
PMCPMC7322310
OpenAlexW3011326015

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