Water based exercise and diabetic neuropathy

Phase 3

Conditions: Diabetic neuropathy.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic neuropathy, unspecified
E11.40

Registration Number: IRCT20170114031942N10

Lead Sponsor: Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: Male

Target Recruitment: 46

Inclusion Criteria

Age over 65 years old
Clinical confirmation of type 2 diabetes with peripheral neuropathy
Lower limb symptoms of peripheral neuropathy
Ability to walk home without help or with aids
Definitive electrodiagnostic evidences of peripheral neuropathy

Exclusion Criteria

Severe cardiovascular diseaseHistory with evidence of plantar pressure ulcer
unstable proliferative retinopathy
End-stage renal disease and uncontrolled high blood pressure
severe structural abnormalities of the lower extremity
History or evidence of vestibular dysfunction
History with evidence of plantar pressure ulcer

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fear of falling. Timepoint: Measure the fear of falling at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 12 and 24 weeks after the beginning of the water base exercise program. Method of measurement: Fall Efficacy Scale International.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Static and Dynamic Balance. Timepoint: Measure the static and dynamic balance at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 12 and 24 weeks after the beginning of the exercise program. Method of measurement: Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques–4 and Dynamic Gait Index.;Reaction time. Timepoint: Measure the reaction time at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 12 and 24 weeks after the beginning of the water base exercise program. Method of measurement: Switch Mat.;Fall index. Timepoint: Measure the fall index at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 12 and 24 weeks after the beginning of the water base exercise program. Method of measurement: Physiological Profile Assessment.