Analysis of the effects of Physical Therapy and Low-Level Laser on the improvement of symptoms during drug treatment of Leprosy
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- eprosyC01.150.252.410.040.552
- Registration Number
- RBR-52pndym
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal de Mato Grosso
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Patients diagnosed with leprosy; of both sexes; aged 18 years or older; using corticosteroids
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who do not use the medication as determined by the physician; individuals who do not attend the outpatient clinic for phototherapy and patients with Diabetes Mellitus and peripheral neuropathies resulting from other pathologies
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected to observe that, when compared to the control group, associating phototherapy with conventional physiotherapy and steroids will improve the symptoms of the intervention group with a decrease in pain and an improvement in strength through inferential analysis with a variation of less than 5% between pre and post intervention groups
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected that there will be an improvement in the quality of life in the group with conventional physiotherapy associated with phototherapy through inferential analysis with a variation of less than 5% between pre and post intervention groups<br>