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Innovative Physical Therapy Modalities in People With a Neurological Disease: Oculomotor Therapy and Adapted Yoga

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Oculomotor; Disorder
Nervous System Diseases
Treatment Adherence
Physical Dependence
Physical Inactivity
Interventions
Other: Adapted yoga
Other: Oculomotor therapy
Registration Number
NCT05709691
Lead Sponsor
University of Malaga
Brief Summary

Physiotherapy is a discipline which englobe not only the rehabilitation of physical pathologies but also their prevention. That is why this study pretends to upgrade this part of the physical therapy specialty while prove new therapies using innovation technologies in people with any physical neurological disease. The main problem that this study pretends to solve is the necessity of develop new activities to improve quality of life and integration in people with any physical neurological disease.

People with any neurological disease used to present visual problems, pain, fatigue, functional dependence, and a bad quality of life and it appears that exercise habits could improve all these deficiencies. However, how could people with any physical neurological disease participate in an integrated way in nowadays physical activities? The main objective of this study is to prove the effectiveness on visual acuity, quality of life, pain decreasing, functional independence and fatigue of physical therapy modalities in people with any physical neurological disease.

The experiment will take part with 128 participants, divided equally in control and experimental groups. Both are going to receive adapted yoga sessions but only experiment group is going to test oculomotor therapy. Descriptive investigation would take part at the end of the intervention to analyze all results.

Detailed Description

Participants will complete several questionnaires at the start and at the end of the study, to quantify the progress. Also, a professional will evaluate the sessions.

Sessions are going to be online and offline, and both will be recorded (with the registered permission of the participants), so they could be analyzed lately.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
128
Inclusion Criteria
  • Users equal or over 18 years old.
  • To have already signed all the obligatory documents.
  • To have a physical neurological disease.
  • To have an electronic with internet connection.
  • To collaborate on the correct develop of the project.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Serious cognitive or physical damage.
  • Doctor disapproval.
  • Be unable to understand the indications.
  • Be unable to read.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Active ComparatorAdapted yogaAdapted yoga.
ExperimentalOculomotor therapyOculomotor therapy and adapted yoga.
ExperimentalAdapted yogaOculomotor therapy and adapted yoga.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) (final)Immediately after the intervention, at 6 weeks.

A questionnaire that serves to register the difference fatigue that users could feel after an exercise therapy program. Total score: 0-84, where 0 means no fatigue and 84 means the worse outcome.

Quality accomplishment registrationAfter the intervention, at 6 weeks.

Examiner will also take note of the quality of the accomplishment of the sessions: position, breathing and resistance.

SF-36 health questionnaire (baseline)Baseline.

A questionnaire that allows to quantify the quality of life of users. 36 items are measured. Total score: 0-100, where 0 means the worse score (bad health) and 100 means the better score.

Search strategy (first session)Baseline, at first session.

Using flickering letters that users will explain to examiner, number, type, color and orientation.

Search strategy (through sessions)Through study completion, an average of 6 weeks.

Using flickering letters that users will explain to examiner, number, type, color and orientation.

Search strategy (sixth session)At the final intervention, at 6 weeks.

Using flickering letters that users will explain to examiner, number, type, color and orientation.

Accomplishment registrationAfter the intervention, at 6 weeks.

Examiner will take note of the number of sessions carried out and their full compliance.

SF-36 health questionnaire (final)Immediately after the intervention, at 6 weeks.

A questionnaire that allows to quantify the quality of life of users. 36 items are measured. Total score: 0-100, where 0 means the worse score (bad health) and 100 means the better score.

Visual acuity (final point)At study completion, immediately after all the sessions, after 6 weeks.

Visual acuity is going to be measured by reading performance, in which users must to read aloud a short text and examiner will count the number of words per second.

Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) (baseline)Baseline.

A questionnaire that serves to register the difference fatigue that users could feel after an exercise therapy program. Total score: 0-84, where 0 means no fatigue and 84 means the worse outcome.

Functional Independence Measure (FIM) questionnaire (final)Immediately after the intervention, at 6 weeks.

A questionnaire that make possible to register the functional independence. FIM scores range from 1 to 7 (1 = total assist and 7 = complete independence).

Visual acuity (start point)Baseline.

Visual acuity is going to be measured by reading performance, in which users must to read aloud a short text and examiner will count the number of words per second.

The McGill Pain Questionnaire (baseline)Baseline.

It is a questionnaire to monitor the pain over time and to determine the effectiveness of the intervention. Total score: 0-45, where 0 means no dolor and 45 means the worse outcome.

The McGill Pain Questionnaire (final)Immediately after the intervention, at 6 weeks.

It is a questionnaire to monitor the pain over time and to determine the effectiveness of the intervention. Total score: 0-45, where 0 means no dolor and 45 means the worse outcome.

Functional Independence Measure (FIM) questionnaire (baseline)Baseline.

A questionnaire that make possible to register the functional independence. FIM scores range from 1 to 7 (1 = total assist and 7 = complete independence).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad de Málaga

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Málaga, Spain

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