Effect of Aquatic Therapy on Pulmonary Functions in Patients With Muscular Dystrophy

South Valley University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Muscular Dystrophy

Treatments: Other: aquatic therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04574934

P.T.REC/012/002574

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to assess the efficacy of aquatic therapy on pulmonary functions in patients with muscular dystrophy.

Full description

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of muscle diseases that results in increasing weakening and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. The disorders differ in which muscles are primarily affected, the degree of weakness, how fast they worsen, and when symptoms begin. Many people will eventually become unable to walk. Some types are also associated with problems in other organs. The muscular dystrophy group contains thirty different genetic disorders that are usually classified into nine main categories or types.

The signs and symptoms consistent with muscular dystrophy are: progressive muscular wasting, poor balance, scoliosis (curvature of the spine and the back), progressive inability to walk, waddling gait, Calf deformation, Limited range of movement,respiratory difficulty, cardiomyopathy and muscle spasms

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Their age will ranging from four to forty years.
• Patients participated in this study will from both sexes.
• All patients will able to walk supported or unsupported by the therapist.
• All patients will able to follow the instructions during testing and training.
• All patients had no fixed contractures or deformities at the lower limb.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with visual or auditory problems.
• Patients with structural joints deformities of the lower limbs.
• Patients with convulsions and fixed contractures.
• Uncooperative Patient.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

the study group

Experimental group

Description:

study group received the traditional physical therapy program plus aquatic therapy

Treatment:

Other: aquatic therapy

the control group

No Intervention group

Description:

control group received traditional physical therapy program only.