Myofascial Techniques and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Status: Completed

Conditions: System; Lupus Erythematosus

Treatments: Other: Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06383104

MyoLupus

Details and patient eligibility

About

Introduction. Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease. The musculoskeletal system is affected in 90% of patients. The most common manifestations are myalgias, arthralgias and arthritis.

Objective. To analyse the efficacy of an intervention using myofascial techniques and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Methods. Randomised clinical study with 20 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, randomised to an experimental and control group. The intervention will last 4 weeks, with a periodicity of 2 weekly sessions of 50 minutes each. The intervention of the experimental group will consist of a protocol using myofascial and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques.

Expected results. Improvement of knee and ankle pain intensity, functional capacity, basic mobility skills, strength, balance, agility and fatigue.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects over 18 years of age
• With a medical diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus
• Who sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with fever or acute phlebitis.
• Patients with recent lower limb fractures
• Amputees and people with neurological or cognitive impairments that prevent them from correctly understanding the questionnaires and performing the guided techniques.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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17 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention period will last 4 weeks, with a periodicity of 2 weekly sessions of 50 minutes each. The intervention of the experimental group will consist of a protocol using myofascial and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques.

Treatment:

Other: Intervention

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients included in the control group will not receive any intervention, maintaining their activities of daily living in the same way as before the study.