Health Condition 1: null- persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Deep tissue Laser therapy: For the 3-month intervention period, participants enrolled in the study will receive: (a) laser treatment twice-per-week for 4 weeks and once-per-week for 8
Sponsors
Lab India Pvt limited
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Type 2 diabetes 2. Chronic, unresolved neuropathic pain of the feet for more than 3 months 3. Age 60 or older 4. English/Hindi speaking 5. From Delhi and National capital region, so that able to meet the treatment schedule and easily be followed up. 6. Previous integrative medicine, dietary supplementation, or other alternative approaches for diabetic neuropathic pain are permitted, but diary of use must be kept during trial.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Type 1 diabetes 2. Lower extremity open wounds 3. Psychiatric diagnosis of schizophrenia, other psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, major depression with psychotic features, delirium, and alcohol or substance abuse/dependence 4. Bleeding disorders 5. Aphasia or sensory, motor, and/or visual disturbances that could interfere with assessments 6. Patient with life expectancy less than 3 years, due to end stage diseases of any vital organ like renal, thyroid, hepatic, gastrointestinal, or seizure. 7. Any malignancy treatedwith chemotherapy or radiotherapy in the previous two years 8. T-score > 70 on the Global Severity Index of the Brief Symptoms Inventory (BSI; Derogatis&Melisaratos, 1983) 9. A score 29 or higher on the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI; Beck, Steer, & Brown, 1996) 10. Severe cognitive impairment by score of 17 or less in MMSE scale
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effect of laser therapy will be measured on following : 1.Pain 2.IMMUNE Function 3.Health, Functional Status, and life satisfaction measures 4. Quantitative assessmentTimepoint: patient will be evaluated before and after intervention ( 0 and 3 months) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effect of laser therapy will be measured on following : 1.Pain 2.IMMUNE Function 3.Health, Functional StaTimepoint: after 12 weeks of therapy | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Prashun Chatterjee
AIIMS, New Delhi
Outcome results
None listed