Leprosy
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will be randomly divided into two intervention groups with a sample of 100 individuals each, the first group consisting of patients who will undergo conventional physical therapy
and in the second group, composed of patients who will undergo conventional physical therapy plus laser therapy. Patients will be evaluated in the first and last session of the physiotherapeutic treat
E02.594.540
E02.779
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
Secretaria Municipal de Saude de Varzea Grande
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with leprosy; of both sexes; aged 18 years or older; using corticosteroids
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who do not use the medication as determined by the physician; individuals who do not attend the outpatient clinic for phototherapy and patients with Diabetes Mellitus and peripheral neuropathies resulting from other pathologies
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to observe that, when compared to the control group, associating phototherapy with conventional physiotherapy and steroids will improve the symptoms of the intervention group with a decrease in pain and an improvement in strength through inferential analysis with a variation of less than 5% between pre and post intervention groups | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that there will be an improvement in the quality of life in the group with conventional physiotherapy associated with phototherapy through inferential analysis with a variation of less than 5% between pre and post intervention groups | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDinora Bonazza
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
Outcome results
None listed