Effects of Vibration Therapy in Addition to Routine Physical Therapy in Patients With Diabetic Neuropathy

University of Lahore

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Treatments: Other: Vibration Therapy; Other: Routine Physical Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05580705

Sajawal Bashir

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study is aimed to determine the effects of sole-foot vibration therapy on pain intensity, static and dynamic balance, functional status and satisfaction to the intervention applied on patients with peripheral neuropathy due to type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Full description

Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy has disastrous effects on human body. It causes impairment which makes normal functioning and activity of daily life difficult. Vibration therapy improves neural mechano-sensitivity to promote movement and function.

In Pakistan, researches have been conducted only on Whole-body vibration and no data is available on foot-sole vibration therapy which is convenient to apply and appropriate for patients as there will be no fear of fall associated during treatment. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze the effects of vibration therapy, applied locally on foot, on pain management, balance adjustment, function and satisfaction to treatment in patients with diabetic neuropathy.

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age of 40-75 years
• Both male and female participants
• On oral medicine for diabetes
• HbA1C <8.5%, and controlled blood sugar in the last three months
• Patients with < 6 years from diagnosis of diabetes
• Diagnosed patient of peripheral neuropathy having type 2 diabetes by registered medical practitioner
• Patient is able to stand on both feet.

Exclusion criteria

• Systemic diseases such as advanced cardiovascular, renal, or hepatic diseases
• Open wounds/ulcers on lower limb
• Neurological illness that affects balance i.e. vertebral artery syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Stroke and cerebral ataxia
• Musculoskeletal problems such as leg length discrepancy, ankle sprain and severe osteoarthritis of knee and hip joints
• Patients who have performed vibration therapy exercises prior to intervention
• Patient under any antihypertensive drugs and blood pressure more than 160/95 mm hg

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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72 participants in 2 patient groups

ROUTINE PHYSICAL THERAPY GROUP

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will receive routine physical therapy including strength training intervention. This protocol will be given for two weeks (6 sessions on alternate days, 3 sessions per week), outcomes will be measured at baseline, at the end of 1st week and 2nd week.

Treatment:

Other: Routine Physical Therapy

VIBRATION THERAPY

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive routine physical therapy and vibration therapy. This protocol will be given for two weeks (6 sessions on alternate days, 3 sessions per week), outcomes will be measured at baseline, at the end of 1st week and 2nd week.

Treatment:

Other: Vibration Therapy