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Effect of Physical Therapy in Improving the Health of Patients With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

NCT02115932 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 143

Last updated 2018-07-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

People with diabetes can have nerve damage in their extremities (peripheral neuropathy), and this can lead them to being less able to maintain their balance when they are standing, walking or performing complex movement tasks in their day-to-day life. This results in them being more prone to falls, and consequent injuries. The purpose of this study is to determine whether providing strength and balance retraining (in the form of specific physical exercises or activities) can help people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy regain their ability to maintain their balance, increase their confidence in performing balance-based activities and improve their quality of life.

Conditions

  • Diabetic Neuropathies
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases

Interventions

OTHER

Strength & Balance Training

Subjects will be guided through 8 weeks (1 hour per week) of home-based strength and balance training sessions. During each session, a trainer will guide subjects to perform muscle strengthening, range of motion, static balance, dynamic balance and endurance exercises, after an initial warm up. They will also be given advice on continuing such training as well as daily walking for the rest of the week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Medical Research Council (NMRC), Singapore

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • National University Hospital, Singapore

    collaborator OTHER

  • National University Health System, Singapore

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kavita Venkataraman, MBBS, PhD · National University of Singapore (NUS), and National University Health System (NUHS)

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-07-30
Primary Completion
2018-03-16
Completion
2018-03-16

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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