Pilates for lupus: a gentle exercise trial targets fatigue and mood
NCT ID NCT07394361
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether clinical pilates exercises can reduce fatigue, pain, and emotional distress in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Thirty women with low disease activity will do either pilates or home exercises for eight weeks. The goal is to see if this gentle movement program improves sleep, mood, and overall quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Clinical Pilates training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple exercise program to help women with lupus feel less tired and have a better quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It is not testing a drug or cure, and benefits may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * being a woman between the 18 Years to 65 Years , * meeting the American College of Rheumatology SLE diagnostic criteria, * having low disease activity (SLEDAI ≤4), * agreeing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * presence of malignancy, pregnancy, change of treatment within the last 3 months, * use of steroids equivalent to \>16 mg prednisolone for the last 3 months, - - * have other rheumatic diseases, * have a regular exercise habit (physical activity more than two times a week), * have a disease that restricts physical activity (such as neurological disorder, orthopedic disorder, cognitive disorder, immobility), * have serious heart, lung or kidney involvement, * uncontrolled hypertension, * severe anemia (hb \<8 g/dL), * having undergone orthopedic surgery in the last 6 months
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Conditions
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cukurova University
Adana, Saricam, 01250, Turkey (Türkiye)
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