Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Conditions
Keywords
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Exercises
Brief summary
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) is the common complication seen in the diabetic patients. Moreover, it will lead to another complication as disabilities and difficulties in activities of daily living (ADL). Most of the intervention for diabetes and diabetic neuropathic patients are mostly focusing on the prevention of foot ulcer. Diabetic foot care can prevent only for diabetes-related foot ulcer and foot amputation. It cannot be reduced DPN and cannot be improved the activities of daily living of the patient with DPN. Moreover, there is the restriction of weight-bearing exercise on the recommendation of exercises for the patients with DPN. Therefore, exercise program which may be suitable for all the patients with DPN was introduced in this study to improve ADL and decrease the neuropathic symptoms in the diabetic patients. Compliance with exercise or intervention is not only critical to get adherence but also for the long-term use of its. Easy to do exercise in the short duration which can able to do on their own in their home promote their compliance and adherence to the exercises. In this study, the effectiveness of exercises in the patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy was examined to fulfill the requirement of exercises which is simple and can be done in a short time. The objective of the study is to examine the effectiveness of exercise in the patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Interventions
OTHERHealth education for diabetic foot care
Health education for daily diabetic foot care to prevent diabetic foot ulcer was provided.
OTHERexercises for diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Hands, fingers, and foot exercises for diabetic peripheral neuropathy to improve activities of daily living, and decreases the signs and symptoms of DPN
Sponsors
Okayama University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
25 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* The patients receiving diabetic care at the out-patient-department of designated hospitals, able to contact via the telephone, presence of signs and symptoms of DPN, agreed to involve in the study (informed consent), and aged over 25 years
Exclusion criteria
* The persons who are suffering from DPN other than diabetes, severe illness of diabetic patients, diabetes with other comorbidities, amputation of hands and feet from any reasons, mental illness and alcoholism
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Activities of daily living (ADLs) after intervention, at follow-up | eight weeks after intervention, eight weeks follow-up | ADLs were measured by using Patient Neurotoxicity Questionnaire (PNQ). |
| Change in signs of DPN after intervention, at follow-up | eight weeks after intervention, eight weeks follow-up | DPN was assessed by using monofilament (SMW), Touch-TestTM Sensory Evaluator 5 Pieces Hand Kit of North Coast Medical Inc. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in strength of hand grip | eight weeks after intervention, eight weeks follow-up | Hand grip was measured in kilograms by using TTM original Dynamometer 100 kg. |
| Change in strength of pinch force | eight weeks after intervention, eight weeks follow-up | Key (lateral pinch) was measured by the gold standard B&L Engineering® Pinch Gauge 0-30 lb. in 1.0 lb. |
| Change in walking speed | eight weeks after intervention, eight weeks follow-up | Timed Up and Go (TUG) test was to measure the duration for walking in seconds. |
Countries
Japan
Outcome results
None listed