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Effect of Ankle Proprioception Training in Type 2 Diabetic Neuropathy

NCT05190198 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2022-09-21

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Summary

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease described by hyperglycemia, which results from deficiencies in insulin secretion, the action of insulin on the target tissue, both. Chronic hyperglycemia can lead to long-standing damage and failure of various organs, including the kidneys, heart, eyes, blood vessels, and nerves. Diabetes mellitus is one of the world's biggest public health problems, affecting about 415 million people worldwide among adults aged 20 to 79 years. Patients with type 2 diabetic neuropathy (DN) are at increased risk of falls. This increased risk is likely because of the well-documented balance problems attributed to neuropathy and sensory ataxia, which is the lack of precise proprioceptive feedback. Sources of instability in patients with type 2 DN include loss or reduction of peripheral sensory information in the feet, the inability of the central nervous system (CNS) to appropriately integrate the available postural control information, and the shift from an ankle-based method to a hip-based balance strategy. In addition, increased use of vestibular information and reliance on visual information alter the style of postural control in patients with diabetic neuropathy. Individuals with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) are 15 times more likely to experience falls compared to healthy subjects.

Conditions

  • Diabetic Neuropathies

Interventions

OTHER

Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation

* Weight shifting in each direction (anteriorly, posteriorly, and lateral side) combined with side-to-side head movements (5 times for each direction). * One-legged stance with slight knee flexion of another leg for 15 seconds (5 times for each leg). * One-legged stance with increasing knee flexion of the other leg for 15 seconds (5 times for each leg). * Standing on a balance pad with shifting weight (anteriorly, posteriorly, and lateral side) 10 times in each direction. * In standing position, moving the weight left and right maximally. * In standing position, moving the weight forward and backward maximally. * In standing position, moving both heels of feet up and down. * In standing position, bending and stretching both knees by squatting as much as possible.

OTHER

conventional therapy

(Dorsiflexion, planter flexion, eversion and inversion) 10 repetitions for each movement. (A) Sit to stand (5 times). (B) Standing with shifting Weight anteriorly, posteriorly, and sideway (5 times for each direction). (C) Functional reach sideway and anterior for touching targets set by the therapist (5 times for each direction). (D) Standing on heels for 20 seconds (5 times). (E) Standing on toes for 20 seconds (5 times). (A) Spot marching (2 min). (B) Walking over the heels, toes, lateral border of feet with the preferred speed (6 min). (C) Tandem walking in a straight line (2 min).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ayesha Afridi, PhD* · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-01-15
Primary Completion
2022-07-27
Completion
2022-07-27

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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