NCT06292468

Plantar Cutaneous Sensory Stimulation in Patients With Diabetic Neuropathy

Effects of Plantar Cutaneous Sensory Stimulation on Foot Tactile Sensitivity, Postural Control, and Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Patients With Diabetic Neuropathy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 67 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To determine the effects of plantar cutaneous sensory stimulation on foot tactile sensitivity, postural control, and spatiotemporal gait parameters in patients with diabetic neuropathy.

Conditions

• Diabetic Neuropathies

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Traditional physical therapy	This group received 30 minutes of muscle stretching (quadriceps, gastrocnemius, hamstrings, tibialis), bilateral ankle strengthening, gait training and foot care guidelines, 3 times a week for a duration of six weeks.
OTHER	Plantar cutaneous sensory stimulation	This group received 45 minutes of plantar cutaneous sensory stimulation, TENS, muscle stretching (quadriceps, gastrocnemius, hamstrings, tibialis), bilateral ankle strengthening, gait training, and foot care guidelines, 3 times a week for a duration of six weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-07-07
• Primary completion: 2023-08-18
• Completion: 2023-09-18
• First posted: 2024-03-05
• Last updated: 2024-03-05

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Pakistan