Hemophilia A
Conditions
Keywords
hemophilia A, ultrasound, infrared, joint health
Brief summary
The study aims to compare the effectiveness of therapeutic ultrasound and infrared in managing hemarthrosis in patients with Hemophilia A, focusing on specific outcomes like joint pain, swelling, muscle atrophy, and range of motion.The main question to it is either one from both of the modalities are effective for hemophilia patients or not? comparison will be done to check the effectiveness of ultrasound and infrared on patients of both groups. participants will: 1. get the treatment according to their respective groups 2. Both groups were given 4 sessions for 4 weeks.
Detailed description
The data collection was started by the consent of the participants through the consent form. Then we randomly divided the patients into Group A and Group B. Group A participants were given Ultrasound therapy for 10 minutes with intensity of 1.5 W/m2 along with the conventional physiotherapy as well as home plan. Group B participants were given Infrared therapy for 10 minutes with moderate intensity along with the conventional physiotherapy as well as home plan. Both groups were given 4 sessions for 4 weeks.
Interventions
DEVICEtheraputic ultrasound
Ultrasound is a mechanical sound wave with frequencies above human hearing, requiring a medium like air or tissue to travel, commonly used in imaging.
DEVICEinfrared radiation
Infrared, in contrast, is electromagnetic radiation associated with heat, doesn't need a medium, and is used in applications like thermal imaging and remote controls.
Sponsors
Danyal Ahmad
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Patients with hemophilia A (Eid & Aly, 2015) . 2. Who had the Bleeding frequency of atleast once per week (Eid & Aly, 2015). 3. Males with hemophilia A 4. Irrespective of their therapeutic regime administered by their hematologists (Donoso-Úbeda, Meroño-Gallut, López-Pina, & Cuesta Barriuso, 2020) .
Exclusion criteria
1. Patients who had surgical procedures (Eid & Aly, 2015) . 2. Patients who were suffering from co-morbidities along with Hemophilia A. 3. Patients who had any other disability/deformity. 4. Who were receiving other physiotherapy treatment (Donoso-Úbeda et al., 2020) . 5. Who failed to sign the informed consent (Donoso-Úbeda et al., 2020)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| joint pain | 3 weeks | Joint Pain: Measured using the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) to quantify changes in pain severity. 0 indicates no pain while 10 indicates severe pain |
| ROM | 3 weeks | Range of Motion (ROM): Measured using a goniometer to assess improvements in flexion and extension angles, measured in degrees, in the joint. |
| Swelling | 3 weeks | Assessed based on circumference measurements around knee, elbow and ankle joint using inelastic tape measure in centimeters around the affected joint to detect reductions in swelling. |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed