Dynamic Gait Index as a Functional Gait Assessment Measure in Children With JIA
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Conditions studied: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Childhood Rheumatic Disease
In brief
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is one of the most common chronic rheumatic diseases seen in childhood. Pain, joint swelling and loss of function caused by inflammation significantly reduce the patients' quality of life and lead to muscle weakness, limited range of motion and gait disorders. Although there are various clinical assessment methods, there is no functional test in the current literature that evaluates walking in children with JIA. The Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) is a functional walking scale that evaluates walking on level ground, walking while changing speed, walking with sideways head turns, walking with vertical head turns, walking with pivot turns, walking by jumping over obstacles, going around obstacles and climbing stairs. While the DGA is widely used in the clinical assessment of walking in older adults and other pediatric patient groups, it has not yet been investigated for the assessment of walking difficulties in children with JIA. This study aimed to determine whether the DYI is a usable tool for assessing walking in children with JIA.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06870045
- Run by
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
- People needed
- 52
- Starts
- 2025-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2026-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-02
Who can join
Age: 8 and older, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Study Group;
- Having a JIA diagnosis according to ILAR criteria between the ages of 8-16,
- Having unilateral knee joint involvement that will affect walking
- Being compatible, volunteer and cooperative in the study Control Group;
- Not having any neurological or orthopedic diagnosis
- Being between the ages of 8-16
- Being at a mental level that can understand the commands of the person performing the evaluation
You may not qualify if…
- Study Group;
- Having an additional neurological or orthopedic diagnosis accompanying JIA and affecting treatment results,
- Having lower extremity asymmetry or active lower extremity involvement other than the knee joint that will affect walking.
- Control Group;
- Having any health problem that may affect the study
Where it is running
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa — Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)
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