Effectiveness Study of Hydrotherapy Against Pain and Other Symptoms in Diabetes-induced LEAD

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Diabetes; Lower Extremity Arterial Disease
• Interventions: Other: hydrotherapy

• Registration Number: NCT01948037
• Lead Sponsor: Jinling Hospital, China

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate whether the hydrotherapy are effective in against pain and other symptoms in diabetes-induced LEAD.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01
• Status Verified: 2013-08
• Study First Submitted: 2013-09-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-09-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-09-18
• Study First Posted: 2013-09-23
• Last Update Posted: 2013-09-23
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2013-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes mellitus
• diagnosis of lower extremity arterial disease

Exclusion Criteria

• Severe heart disease
• can't hydrotherapy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
hydrotherapy	hydrotherapy	-
hot spring	hydrotherapy	30-minutes/per day;4weeks

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from the intensity of numbness and cold feeling at 4 weeks. Change from the improvement of the pain index at 4 weeks.	4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from ankle-brachial index at 4 weeks	4 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nanjing Jinling Hospital; 🇨🇳 Nanjing, Jiangsu, China