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Effect of Vibration on dynamic balance

Immediate effect of vibrating sandal in swing phase of gait on postural indices and lower limb muscles activity in patients with moderate diabetic neuropathy compared with age-matched controls

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20181108041593N1
Enrollment
25
Registered
2020-02-01
Start date
2019-10-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-02-24

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Conditions

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic neuropathy,

Interventions

Intervention 1: Moderate diabetic neuropathy patients will use vibrating sandal in swing phase of walking. Intervention 2: Control group: Matched normal subjects who same as diabetic group tested by v

Sponsors

The university of Tarbiat Modares
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Non insulin diabetic patients Diabetic patients with BMI between 25 and 30 Diabetic patients who diagnosed with diabetes between 8 to 12 years Neuropathic diabetic patients with Michigan score between 13 and 29 Diabetic patients with 75-200 mg fast blood sugar in test's day Diabetic patients who get at least 4 minus score in manual muscle test Diabetic patients with normal range of motion in hip, knee and ankle joints Diabetic patients with less than 9 and more than 5/6 Hba1c Diabetic patients with less than 140/90 and more than 100/70 blood pressure and less than 100 heart beat before starting tests Diabetic patients with right dominant side Diabetic patients with normal skin temperature in plantar surface, 30.6±2.6

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Special drug usage that interfere patient's balance Rhetinopathy and severe visual dysfunction Routine smoking and alcohol consumption History of unexpected falling Diabetic foot ulcer WBW trainings during recent one year Pes planus, Knee varus and valgus, severe kyphosis Postural hypotension Participating in regular physical, balance or resistance exercise program Pain, inflammation and swelling or severe arthrosis in lower limb joints Pain in mild and moderate osteoarthritic joints during previous one month Patient willingness to quit the research Orthopedic, nourologic diseases like stroke, parkinson, cerebral paralysis, poliomyelis, rheumatoid arthritis, prostheis, uncontrolled hypertension, severe cardiovascular disease such as severe coronary ischemia, acute cardiac disease and caridac arhythmia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sit to stand and Turn dynamic balance tests of Mars software. Timepoint: Immediately before and Immediately after functional task. Method of measurement: Dynamic balance tests by Kistler Mars Software.;Lower limb muscles function and activation. Timepoint: Immediately Before and Immediately after functional test. Method of measurement: Electromyography.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNiloofar Eslami ghelichi

The University of Tarbiat Modares

n.eslami@modares.ac.ir+98 21 7670 1860

Outcome results

None listed

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