Pilates Exercises on Balance, Fatigue and Quality of Life

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Renal Transplantation

Treatments: Other: Conventional physical therapy program; Other: Pilates Exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07626086

752017

Details and patient eligibility

About

Fifty patients of both genders with age 20- 50 year old suffering from physical and functional limitations after renal transplantation surgeries participated in this study. The participants were randomly distributed into two groups equal in number. Group (A): 25 patients who received Pilates exercises 3 times per week in addition to conventional physical therapy program with medical care for 12 weeks while control group (group B) (n =25) who received conventional physical therapy program with medical care for 12 weeks.

Full description

Fifty patients of both genders with age 20- 50 year old suffering from physical and functional limitations after renal transplantation surgeries participated in this study. The participants were selected from Damanhour Medical National Institute and randomly distributed into two groups equal in number. Group (A): 25 patients who received Pilates exercises 3 times per week in addition to conventional physical therapy program with medical care for 12 weeks while control group (group B) (n =25) who received conventional physical therapy program with medical care for 12 weeks. Outcome measures were balance, fatigue and quality of life. Balance was evaluated by Borg Balance Scale; Fatigue was evaluated by Modified Fatigue Impact Scale and Quality of Life was evaluated by Kidney Disease Quality of Life self-report (KDQOL-SF), before and after the intervention.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

(1) Patients' age was ranged between 20-50 years old, (2) Both gender participated in this study, (3) All the patients were free from any neurological disorders, (4) All the patients were free from genitourinary infections, (5) All patients started the treatment program between 3 and 12 months following renal transplantation, (6) were not currently participating in any other regular physical exercise program, (7) Patients who were able to comprehend command and willing to participate in the study and (8) Informed consent was obtained from all patients enrolled in the trial.

Exclusion criteria

(1) Neuropathy issues, (2) Rheumatic diseases, (3) Orthopedic diseases, (4) Abdominal surgery of the upper or lower abdomen, (5) Patients who required acute respiratory intervention, (6) Patients who transferred to the intensive care unit, (7) Active smokers, (8) uncontrolled ABP, (9) Diabetics, (10) Chronic hepatitis, (11) Patients with pacemaker, (12) detection of reduced exercise tolerance, including tachycardia, shortness of breath, and feeling too tired or weak.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Pilates exercises Plus Conventional physical therapy program.

Experimental group

Description:

Study group (group A) (n =25) who received Pilates exercises 3 times per week in addition to conventional physical therapy program (aerobic walking program, low intensity strengthening Exs, stretching Exs) and already taken medical care for 12 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Pilates Exercises

Other: Conventional physical therapy program

Conventional physical therapy program

Experimental group

Description:

Control group (group B) (n =25) who received conventional physical therapy program (aerobic walking program, low intensity strengthening Exs, stretching Exs) and medical care for 12 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional physical therapy program