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Clinical Trials/PACTR202309863893315
PACTR202309863893315CompletedPhase 1

The outcome measures of pneumatic compression versus high-frequency vibration on quality of life in diabetic polyneuropathy patients

Not provided0 sites60 target enrollmentStarted: November 21, 2022Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Completed
Enrollment
60

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
45 Year(s) to 64 Year(s) (—)
Sex
Female

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1-Sixty female patients.
  • 2- Their ages will range from 50 to 60 years old.
  • 3- Their HbA1c is more than 7% and less than 9 %.
  • 4- Bilateral lower limb chronic DPN.
  • 5- They suffer mild diabetic polyneuropathy for at least three months.
  • 6- All the patients have significant decrease in the sensory (sural &superficial peroneal) lower limb nerve conduction velocity (from 20 m/s to 30 m/s).
  • 7- All the patients have significant decrease in the motor (tibial &deep peroneal) lower limb nerve conduction velocity (from 20 m/s to 30 m/s).
  • 8- All the patients have score more than in 20 Norfolk QOL-DN.
  • 9- They all have score more than 8 on Toronto scoring system.
  • 10- They have willingness to participate in this study.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Chest diseases (either obstructive or restrictive).
  • 2. Smoker patient.
  • 3. Clinical signs of a severe cardiac event. (eg, congestive heart failure),
  • 4. Severe psychiatric or cognitive impairment, who unable to follow comment.
  • 5. Neurological disorders affecting respiratory muscles or any muscular dystrophies (cervical disc or bulge).
  • 6. Other type of polyneuropathy (Alcoholic, hereditary…..).
  • a) Any patient that suffer from lower limb pathology that may interfere with the results like:
  • b) Cellulitis.
  • c) Lower limb pressure or diabetic ulcer.
  • d) Atherosclerosis.
  • e) Deep venous thrombosis.

Investigators

Sponsor
Not provided

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