U.S., March 12 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06870045) titled 'Dynamic Gait Index As a Functional Gait Assessment Measure in Children with JIA' on March 05.
Brief Summary: 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 wal...