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NCT Number: NCT02714517

Efficacy of Hydrotherapy in Peripheral Neuropathy

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of hydrotherapy on pain and balance in patients affected by neuropathy.

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Key information

Conditions

Peripheral Neuropathy Nervous System Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Peripheral Nervous System Diseases

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ospedale generale di zona Moriggia Pelascini

Gravedona Ed Uniti, CO, 22015, Italy

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients affected by peripherical neuropathy able to walk

Exclusion criteria

  • pain of water
  • medical contraindications at treatment in heated swimming pool

Treatment and study plan

Hydrotherapy

Other

30 minutes sessions of physiotherapy exercises in heated pool (32°C), three times per week for four weeks

on land therapy

Other

30 minutes sessions of physiotherapy exercises on land, three times per week for four weeks

Primary outcomes

  1. balance change assessed using Berg Balance Scale

    Time frame: 0 and 4 weeks

  2. disability change assessed using Functional Independence Measure scale

    Time frame: 0 and 4 weeks

  3. gait change assessed using Dynamic Gait Index scale

    Time frame: 0 and 4 weeks

  4. gait change assessed using Functional Ambulation Classification scale

    Time frame: 0 and 4 weeks

  5. pain change assessed using Overall Neuropathy Limitation Scale

    Time frame: 0 and 4 weeks

  6. disability change assessed using Neuropathy Pain Scale

    Time frame: 0 and 4 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
First posted
Mar 21, 2016
Registry last updated
Sep 30, 2016

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