Trunk Oriented Exercises Versus Whole-body Vibration for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne Type

Treatments: Other: trunk oriented exercise; Other: whole body vibration

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05688072

Treatment of Duchenne syndrome

Details and patient eligibility

About

The abdominal muscles play an important role in stabilizing the trunk and providing postural stability. Children with Duchene muscular dystrophy have weak muscles, which may impair postural adjustments. These postural adjustments are required for gait and dynamic balance during the daily living activities.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 10 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:

• diagnosed as Duchenne muscular dystrophy,
• aged from 6 to 10 years,
• having grade 3+ muscle strength in lower limbs and trunk muscles.
• had functional range of motion for upper and lower limb joints,
• able to walk alone level I and II of Ambulation function classification system for DMD (AFCSD)
• Exclusion criteria:
• congenital or acquired skeletal deformities or cardiopulmonary dysfunction,
• had undergone previous orthopedic surgery in lower limbs,
• had abnormal motor development or neurological disease that affect balance
• and gait, and
• behavioral problems causing inability to cooperate during the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

study group (A)

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: trunk oriented exercise

Study group (B)

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: whole body vibration