To determine the effect of Salt Glow Massage on Nerve conduction in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy - A randomized controlled trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 20
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Nerve conduction study
研究概览
简要总结
A randomized control study design will be adopted for this study. 20 participants will be recruited from Government Yoga and Naturopathy medical college and hospital and randomized into two groups of 10 namely study and control groups respectively. After baseline assessment of outcome variables, both the groups will undergo their respective interventions for a period of 2 weeks, after which post-assessments will be made. The study group will receive salt glow massage. The control group will receive neutral water application. Both groups will receive intervention for 15 minutes on alternate days for 2 weeks. The primary outcome variable will be Nerve conduction study. The secondary outcome variables will be visual analog scale, DN4 questionnaire. The values collected at baseline and after 2 weeks of intervention will be analyzed.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 30.00 Year(s) 至 70.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Known case of diabetic neuropathy clinically diagnosed either by physician or DN4 questionnaire.
- •A history of more than 3 months sensory symptoms of diabetic neuropathy.
- •Participant willing to give consent for the study.
排除标准
- •Participants with other sensory neurological complications General contraindications (diabetic foot, open cuts and wounds, varicosity, hypersensitive skin) Participants with other systemic diseases Pregnant women Psychiatric illness.
结局指标
主要结局
Nerve conduction study
时间窗: Assessments will be taken before and after the | intervention period of 2 weeks
次要结局
- Visual analog Scores(DN4 questionnaire)
研究者
Dr Kathiresan
Government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College and Hospital