Physical Activity Through Health Technology in Axial Spondyloarthritis

Conditions

• Axial Spondyloarthritis

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Physical activity program intervention — OTHER
  Patients complete home exercise sessions given via the ExerciseRx app over 20-30 minutes 4 times per week for 12 weeks and receive daily step count goals. Patients also receive a FitBit to wear continuously throughout the study, and are given access to view their step counts via the ExerciseRx app, and receive an educational handout with exercises for axial spondyloarthritis.
• Usual Care Group — OTHER
  Patients receive recommendations from their physicians to continue their usual physical activity as tolerated, receive a FitBit to wear continuously throughout the study, with the ExerciseRx app locked to the baseline home screen, and receive an educational handout with exercises for axial spondyloarthritis.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to find out whether a mobile app called the ExerciseRx app is a practical and helpful way for people with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) to receive exercise recommendations as part of their regular rheumatology care. Researchers want to learn: Whether people with axSpA find the ExerciseRx app easy to use and helpful for supporting regular exercise. Whether using the ExerciseRx app leads to improvements in symptoms, physical function, and disease activity compared with usual care. Participants assigned to the ExerciseRx group will use the app to complete guided exercises for 20-30 minutes, four times per week. They will also receive personalized weekly step-count goals to help increase their physical activity. Researchers will compare outcomes between participants using the app and those receiving usual care.

Key Dates

Start date

Jun 30, 2026

Status verified

Jun 2026

Primary completion

Apr 30, 2027

Completion

Jun 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: ExerciseRx app
  the ExerciseRx app with personalized exercise recommendations, an educational handout, Fitbit-guided step goals, and physical therapy referral
• Active Comparator: Usual care
  An educational handout, Fitbit monitoring without step goals, and physical therapy referral

Primary Outcome Measure

Average minutes of physical activity/exercise during the week and % of participants with adherence to 60% or higher of the recommended exercises [ Time Frame: Week 0 (baseline), 6 and 12 ]

Central Contacts

• Joy Chan
  206-744-3626
  [email protected]

Locations (2)

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