NCT07879157Not yet recruiting
Posture Exercises in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Effects of Posture-Focused Exercises on Spinal Alignment in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Rasterstereographic Evaluation-Based Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 16 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study will evaluate the effects of posture-focused exercises on spinal alignment in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. The control group will receive a standard breathing exercise program. The intervention group will receive posture-focused exercises in addition to the standard breathing exercise program. The exercise program will last 8 weeks. Assessments will be performed at baseline and at the end of week 8. Spinal alignment will be evaluated using rasterstereographic analysis with the DIERS formetric 4D system. Clinical and functional outcomes will include disease activity, spinal mobility, functional status, quality of life, walking capacity, perceived exertion, and gait parameters.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 54 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 7 Oct 2026
- Start date
- 1 Nov 2026
- Primary completion date
- 1 Nov 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Mustafa Akça
- Diseases
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- NCT number
- NCT07879157
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 54
- From 1 Nov 2026 to the primary completion date, 1 Nov 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Planning to participate in another structured physical therapy or exercise program during the study period
Other illness
- Acute flare or high disease activity
- History of spinal surgery
- Advanced hip osteoarthritis or history of hip arthroplasty
- Neurological disorder that may affect gait, spinal alignment, or postural assessment
- Severe cardiopulmonary disease that may prevent participation in the exercise program
Other
- Severe orthopedic, neurological, or systemic comorbidity that may prevent participation in the exercise program
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Inability to regularly attend assessment visits or the exercise program during the study period
- Being considered unsuitable for participation by the investigator for reasons related to participant safety or reliability of study outcomes
Who the study is looking for
- Age between 18 and 65 years
- Diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis according to the Modified New York criteria
- No participation in a structured exercise or physical therapy program within the last 6 months
- No change in medical treatment within the last 3 months
- BASFI score between 2 and 6
- BASMI score between 2 and 6
- BASDAI score between 2 and 4
- Providing written informed consent
Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ege University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Izmir | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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