Painful diabetic neuropathy: Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is a common and debilitating complication of both types of diabetes mellitus. With this disorder the patients’ sleep, mood, function and mainly quality of life (QOL) will be disturbed.. Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition with diabetic neuropathy, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: These patients will receive 8 sessions of low power laser. Treatments were administered twice weekly for 4 weeks. Intervention 2: Control group: These patients will
Sponsors
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with painful peripheral neuropathy older than 18 years of age Willingness to participate in the research project (filling the consent letter)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: malignancy Active or untreated thyroid disease Infection with other known neurological and masculo-skeletal disorders simultaneously in the lower extremity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain and quality of life in patients with diabetic neuropathy. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately, 1 week and 1 week after the end of treatment in each group. Method of measurement: Pain intensity using VAS criteria and quality of life using SF36 questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactNajmeh Zare Zardini
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed