Efficacy of Hydrotherapy in Peripheral Neuropathy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Peripheral Neuropathy
• Interventions: Other: on land therapy; Other: hydrotherapy

• Registration Number: NCT02714517
• Lead Sponsor: Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-07
• Study First Submitted: 2016-03-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-03-15
• Study First Posted: 2016-03-21
• Primary Completion: 2016-06
• Status Verified: 2016-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-09-29
• Last Update Posted: 2016-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• patients affected by peripherical neuropathy able to walk

Exclusion Criteria

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
controls	on land therapy	patients receive daily conventional physiotherapy and three 30- minutes sessions of on- land exercises per week, for four weeks
hydrotherapy	hydrotherapy	patients receive daily conventional physiotherapy and three 30- minutes sessions of in- water exercises per week, for four weeks

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
gait change assessed using Functional Ambulation Classification scale	0 and 4 weeks
disability change assessed using Functional Independence Measure scale	0 and 4 weeks
gait change assessed using Dynamic Gait Index scale	0 and 4 weeks
pain change assessed using Overall Neuropathy Limitation Scale	0 and 4 weeks
balance change assessed using Berg Balance Scale	0 and 4 weeks
disability change assessed using Neuropathy Pain Scale	0 and 4 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ospedale generale di zona Moriggia Pelascini; 🇮🇹 Gravedona ed Uniti, CO, Italy