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Effect of Occupational Therapy in improving functional balance in patients suffering with diabetic Neuropathy

The effect of enhanced occupational therapy interventions on the balance performance and fall risk among patients suffering from diabetic Neuropathy - DNOT

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/08/027115
Enrollment
60
Registered
2020-08-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: E134- Other specified diabetes mellituswith neurological complications Health Condition 2: E134- Other specified diabetes mellituswith neurological complications

Interventions

Intervention1: Enhanced Occupational Therapy Intervention: EXPERIMENTALGROUP (EG) The Experimental Group (EG) shall be additionally administered structured and skilled functional balance training wit

Sponsors

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities Divyangjan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Either Gender 2. Adults from 18 to 75 years. 3. Mellitus type 1 or 2 diagnosed, with moderate or severe Diabetic Neuropathy by a Medical Doctor / Physician / Neurologist

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with Balance disorders and risk of fall arising out of any other disease like Stroke, Parkinsonism, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Peripheral Nerve Injuries, Multiple Sclerosis, Tabes Dorsalis etc. 2. Neuropathy which is not related to Diabetes 3. Patients having foot ulceration or pressure sores related to neuropathy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Fall risk Balance Performance Functional Performance Timepoint: 1. base line. 2. 6 weeks.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the effect of an enhanced Occupational Therapy interventions in the improvement of Functional Balance and Prevention of fall in patients suffering with Diabetic NeuropathyTimepoint: 1 after 6 weeks of time.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAkhilesh Kumar Shukla

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities

shuklaakhilesh2015@gmail.com9891509568

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026