Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, muscle fatigue
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental Group (EG): Participants in the experimental group and their caregivers will receive a booklet containing guidelines regarding the home exercise protocol that should be performed, with re
Q65.060
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: This study will include definite, probable, or possible participants with ALS of both sexes, diagnosed by a neurologist, according to the criteria of El Escorial criteria, aged between 18 and 80 years, and able to understand and perform simple motor instructions according to verbal commands
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Bedridden participants under continuous use of non-invasive ventilation and those who need but do not have caregivers available will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional capacity verified by the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Classification Scale - Revised. Patients will be classified according to the decline in the total score (= 30 and> 30) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Muscle fatigue verified by the Fatigue Severity Scale, where values below 28 points are indicative of the presence of fatigue;Disease severity assessed using the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Severity Scale, with a score of 40 to 4, which represent, respectively, normal function and worse function.;Assessment of pain level, static and dynamic, using the Visual Analogue Scale, scored from 1 to 10, according to the reported pain intensity, and identified by the location indicated in the body diagram | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAline Souza
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Outcome results
None listed