Retraining of balance, nerve glide exercises, resistance training, and instruction in daily living skills are effective treatments for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer survivor
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: C801- Malignant (primary) neoplasm, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/03/050356
- Lead Sponsor
- AMAR JYOTI INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Age 18-60 years had primary diagnosis of cancer
-Given chemotherapeutic regimen for atleast 1 cycle
-Both Male and female
-All types of cancer
-Had a karnofsky performance status >= 70
-Should be able to walk 3 meters
-Have at least 1 neuropathy symptom according to CIPN assessment tool (CIPNAT).
-Hereditary peripheral neuropathy .{ e.g., Charcot-marie-tooth disease}
-If they had other chronic neuropathic disease likes Diabetic Neuropathy, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuritis etc.
-Orthopaedic problem that affect balance (e.g. ACL reconstruction)
-Vestibular disorder and visual acuity problem
-Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
-Concomitant disease like diabetes, renal insufficiencies
-Prior history of alcohol abuse
-Lower limb amputee
-Use of walking Aid
-Treatment with antiepileptic drugs, antidepressants and major analgesics.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Modified total neuropathy score A 6 -item tool that combines patient report of subjective sensory and motor symptoms, deep tendon reflexes, manual muscle testing of distal muscles, pin sensibility, and quantitative vibration thresholds. <br/ ><br> â?¢ 0 -24 points, higher score indicates worse neuropathy. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: will be assessed at baseline and after 3 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method