Exercise Program to Improve Balance in Hemophilic Patients

University of Valencia

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Haemophilia

Treatments: Other: Progressive balance training; Other: Normal daily activities

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04122014

H20190326180948

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a program of physiotherapy exercises to train the balance and dual task in adults patients with hemophilia

Full description

The objective of the study is to create an exercise program to improve the static and dynamic balance in hemophilic patient. In addition, the effect of the exercise program on dual task, functionality, proprioception, QoL, risk of falls and the kinesiophobia will be analyzed.

Enrollment: 25 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of haemophilia A or B
• Willingness to exercise twice a week during the training program and to complete the pre- and post-program evaluations
• Approval by their hematologist to participate in the exercise program
• With hemostatic coverage supervised by your hematologist.
• Age between 18 and 60 years
• Informed consent signed.

Exclusion criteria

• Non adherence to instruction on proper exercise technique
• Surgical procedures performed 6 months prior to or during the exercise program
• A major bleeding episode that posed a risk or prevented exercise
• Need for major surgery
• Suffer from dizziness
• Withdrawal of informed consent
• Acquired hemophilia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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25 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

Experimental group

Description:

Usual daily activities

Treatment:

Other: Normal daily activities

Training group

Experimental group

Description:

Each subject will participate in 2 sessions each week during 3 months.

Treatment:

Other: Progressive balance training