A Phase 1 interventional study of exercise and orientation in Leprosy, Disability Evaluation and Quality of Life, sponsored by University of Sao Paulo. Completed at 1 site in Brazil. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2009-11-03.
Sponsored by University of Sao Paulo · Phase 1, Interventional, and Prevention
Leprosy is an infectious disease of slow evolution, manifested primarily by signs and symptoms dermatoneurological with skin lesions and peripheral nerve, especially in the eyes, hands and feet. The prevention of disability is essential for the control of complications. Objective: To evaluate the physical and functional status of hands, feet and eyes, for the appearance and evolution of sensory and motor deficiencies and classification of disability (WHO) of a group of leprosy patients to compare and monitor the result treatment on the progression of neuropathy and recurrence of reactions. Methodology: We performed initial physical therapy evaluation and final, after 12 months. We conducted a clinical trial of a series of 26 cases evaluated with newly diagnosed leprosy, treated by standard medication. There were used methods of qualitative and quantitative. An illustrated manual of guidelines was especially developed for this study.
assessment methods of qualitative and quantitative: inspection of eyes, hands and foot, manual motor function, grip and pinch dynamometry,threshold test, SF 36 quality of life questionnaire.
Intervention: illustrated guidelines, exercises, orthoses, orientation Goals: disability prevention
52 studies on the registry are indexed under Leprosy; 13 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 55 is below the median of 70 across 41 interventional studies indexed under Leprosy.
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intervention of a series of cases with leprosy that made treatment in a Clinical Hospital
Other: exercise and orientation
guidances for prevention of disability in leprosy with focus on hands, eyes and feet.
Also known as: prevention of disability, guidance, orientation, promotion of health
classification of disability for Leprosy(WHO)
Time frame: 1 year
classification of disability for Leprosy(WHO), grip strength and threshold sensibility
Time frame: after 1 year
The record gives a start of Jan 2007, a primary completion of Dec 2008 and a completion of Aug 2009. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.
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