chronic pain
Conditions
Interventions
Analysis of pain and mobility in 40 patients of both sexes, 20 osteopathy group and 20 control group. The osteopathy group will receive 4 sessions, consisting of 7 osteopathic manipulation techniques
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age greater than or equal to 18 years; Diagnosis of Chikungunya Fever with positive serology chikungunya; Being in the chronic phase of the disease; Symptoms of pain and stiffness in upper limbs; Consent to participate in the study and be able to sign the consent form;
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with inflammatory joint diseases, prior to chikungunia infection; Diagnosis of diseases that compromise the functionality of the upper limbs; Presence of other chronic infectious diseases or neoplasms; Patients who had cognitive, auditory or visual deficits that prevented the application of assessment instruments; Patients who were undergoing physiotherapeutic treatment or had performed it in the last 2 months; Patients who were performing regular physical activity;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a difference in the mean pain intensity in relation to the initial score of at least three points, evaluated by the brief BPI pain inventory, a difference in the mean pain score in relation to the initial, indicating less pain at pressure , evaluated by Algometry and a mean difference of at least two points in the pain score in relation to the initial score, evaluated by the VAS. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a difference in the mean improvement in the functional capacity of the upper limbs using the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, Hand Questionnaire, improvement in the mean score from the minimum clinically significant difference to below 33 points, a difference in means in the improvement of the functional capacity of the upper limbs with the Nine hole peg test, reduction of at least 2 seconds in the execution time. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLeonora Tenório
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Outcome results
None listed