Efectividad de la terapia Watsu en pacientes con artritis idiopática juvenil. Un ensayo clínico controlado paralelo, aleatorio y simple ciego

Natalia Pérez Ramírez; Paula Nahuelhual Cares; Pamela San Martín Peñailillo

Keywords: rehabilitation, autoimmune diseases, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, hydrotherapy, artritis idiopática juvenil, rehabilitación, enfermedades autoinmunes, Hidroterapia, Watsu

Abstract

Introduction: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a rheumatologic disease in children under 16 years old, which causes early physical disability. The use of hydrotherapy Watsu in these patients is proposed. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of Watsu compared to conventional hydrotherapy on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), functional health status, pain, and ranges of joint motion in patients with acute or subacute JIA. Patients and Method: Randomized (1: 1) single-blind parallel controlled clinical trial in 46 patients with acute and subacute JIA between 8-18 years old. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL4.0), Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ), and 10-joints Global range of motion score (GROMS) assessments were used at the beginning, posttreatment, and after three months of follow-up. Patients were randomly assigned to the Watsu group (n = 24) and to the conventional hydrotherapy group (n = 22), participating in 10 sessions of 45 minutes once a week. Results: Watsu therapy showed statistically significant improvements in physical functioning-HRQoL (p = 0.041), disability index (p = 0.015), distress index (p = 0.015), and functional health status-CHAQ (p = 0.013) after treatment compared to conventional hydrotherapy. Conclusions: Watsu therapy improved HRQoL, pain sensation, and functional health status compared to conventional hydrotherapy. Methodological adaptations are required in future studies to improve the external validity of these results.

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Título según SCOPUS: Effectiveness of Watsu therapy in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. A parallel, randomized, controlled and single-blind clinical trial [Efectividad de la terapia Watsu en pacientes con artritis idiopática juvenil. Un ensayo clínico controlado paralelo, aleatorio y simple ciego]
Título según SCIELO: Efectividad de la terapia Watsu en pacientes con artritis idiop�tica juvenil. Un ensayo cl�nico controlado paralelo, aleatorio y simple ciego
Título de la Revista: Revista chilena de pediatría
Volumen: 90
Número: 3
Editorial: Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría
Fecha de publicación: 2019
Página de inicio: 282
Página final: 292
Idioma: Spanish
DOI:

10.32641/rchped.v90i3.886

Notas: WOS-ESCI, SCIELO, SCOPUS