None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Based on our Clinical practice, this study started with the following hypothesis: physiotherapy has a positive and quantifiable effect on health condition and quality of life in Patients diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The aim of this study is to explore the effectiveness of a specialized physiotherapy intervention on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis’s patients. Specifically, how this intervention could affect the progression of the disease, health condition and quality of life in these patients.
Interventions
An individual sixty minutes intervention of Physiotherapy one per week from the beginning of the disease until the death of the patient.The intervention covers the whole group of deteriorated functions that each patient has:
- Chest physiotherapy to increase or preserve the pulmonary function: re-education of respiratory patterns, use of a volume-oriented device, use of manually assisted and unassisted coughing techniques and finally, use of a cough-assist device.
- Conventional Physiotherapy to
An individual sixty minutes intervention of Physiotherapy one per week from the beginning of the disease until the death of the patient.The intervention covers the whole group of deteriorated functions that each patient has: - Chest physiotherapy to increase or preserve the pulmonary function: re-education of respiratory patterns, use of a volume-oriented device, use of manually assisted and unassisted coughing techniques and finally, use of a cough-assist device. - Conventional Physiotherapy to preserve the ability to walk, the physical balance and the aerobic capacity: Static Cycle Bike for hands and legs, treadmill with suspension system to preserve the walk function and vibratory platform (Zeptor). - Conventional Physiotherapy to preserve the whole range of movements: active and passive mobilization, manual therapy as well as stretching. - Manual Therapy and Kinesiotaping to prevent the pain. -Electro-stimulation in the swallowing muscles to preserve the swallowing and speech ability.
Sponsors
Hospital Virgen Macarena
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Key Inclusion Criteria were: diagnosis of ELA established by El Escorial criteria, including in the category of definite or probable; ability and willing to comply with the study procedures and the follow-up requirements; given written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
The Exclusion Criteria were: severe unstable medical condiction (with possibility of life threatening complications), fronto-temporal’s dementia; no ability and not willing to comply with the study procedures and follow-up requirements.
Outcome results
None listed