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Trial reportThe South African journal of physiotherapy2021

Effects of a 6-month exercise programme on disease activity, physical and functional parameters in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Randomised controlled trial.

Kim Nolte, Dina C Janse van Rensburg, Lizelle Fletcher

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Trial report in The South African journal of physiotherapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05703932 (Examining the Effect of Home-Based Exercise on Disease Activity in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis Using SIRI), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05703932 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Examining the Effect of Home-Based Exercise on Disease Activity in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis Using SIRI (Systemic Inflammatory Response Index) and SII (Systemic Inflammation Index): A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorBakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training HospitalRan2023 to 2024Enrolled64ConditionsAnkylosing SpondylitisArmshome-based exercises
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Exercise Therapy Research in Ankylosing Spondylitis-Induced Back Pain: A Bibliometric Study (2004-2023).Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kim NolteDepartment of Physiology, Division of Biokinetics and Sport Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8634-1900
Dina C Janse van RensburgSection Sport Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1058-6992
Lizelle FletcherDepartment of Statistics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9483-3745
University of Pretoria · ZA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExercise forms an important component in the management of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The objective of our study was to determine the effects of a 6-month swimming, land-based stretching, strengthening and breathing exercise intervention in AS patients. METHODS/

designA total of 29 (14 females, 15 males) patients diagnosed with AS according to the Modified New York Criteria participated in our study. Participants were randomly assigned to an exercise group (ASE) (16 participants) and a control group (ASC) (13 participants). Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein (CRP); anthropometric measurements; pulmonary function; aerobic capacity; balance; Bath AS Metrology Index; Bath AS Disease Activity Index and the Bath AS Functional Index were assessed. DISCUSSION: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and CRP did not change notably within or between the groups from pre- to post-intervention. The between group analyses of the physical assessments favoured the ASE with observable improvements in chest expansion (

conclusionA multimodal exercise intervention may be useful in the management of ankylosing spondylitis. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: An unsupervised well -explained exercise programme combining swimming, land-based strengthening and stretching exercises and breathing exercises may be an option for patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

trial registrationRegistration not undertaken at the time of writing.

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ankylosing spondylitisaquaticsarthritisexercise therapyrehabilitation

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PMID34230900
PMCPMC8252160
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