Efficacy of Hydrotherapy in Peripheral Neuropathy

Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini

Status: Completed

Conditions: Peripheral Neuropathy

Treatments: Other: hydrotherapy; Other: on land therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02714517

idrokinesi.neuropatie

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of hydrotherapy on pain and balance in patients affected by neuropathy.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients affected by peripherical neuropathy able to walk

Exclusion criteria

• pain of water
• medical contraindications at treatment in heated swimming pool

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

hydrotherapy

Experimental group

Description:

patients receive daily conventional physiotherapy and three 30- minutes sessions of in- water exercises per week, for four weeks

Treatment:

Other: hydrotherapy

controls

Active Comparator group

Description:

patients receive daily conventional physiotherapy and three 30- minutes sessions of on- land exercises per week, for four weeks

Treatment:

Other: on land therapy