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Responsiveness of Mini-Balance Evaluation System Test (Mini-BESTest) in Type II Diabetic Patients with Peripheral Neuropathy

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
BESTest
Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Peripheral Neuropathy
Foot care program
Balance exercises program
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Registration Number
TCTR20200305002
Lead Sponsor
/A
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Active, not recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
48
Inclusion Criteria

1) Patients aged between 40 †70 years
2) Diagnosis as type 2 diabetes with well-controlled blood glucose based on follow up three times of medical assessments according to medical records
3) Screened with Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) and have a MNSI score ≥ 2.5 out of 10 by the researcher (Herman et al. 2012)
4) Diabetic duration of more than 5 years according to the medical record
5) Able to understand the instructions by mini-mental state examination (MMSE ) (Roman de Mettelinge et al., 2013)

Exclusion Criteria

1) Diagnosis as peripheral venous insufficiency, cardiac, renal or hepatic insufficiency, uncontrolled hypertension or myopathic by medical record
2) Diagnosis as central nervous system dysfunction (such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and cerebral ataxia) by medical record
3) Foot ulcers by physical examination
4) Fracture of the lower limbs within the 6 months before the study by physical examination
5) Partial or complete blindness by physical examination
6) Severe auditory problems by physical examination (Chatchawan, Eungpinichpong, Plandee, & Yamauchi, 2015) (Marques et al. 2017)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mini-Balance Evaluation System Test 15-20 minutes Ordinal, For Balance
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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