Effect of Aquatic Therapy on Pulmonary Functions in Patients With Muscular Dystrophy

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-06-01

Study Completion Date

2020-10-01

Brief Summary

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This study aimed to assess the efficacy of aquatic therapy on pulmonary functions in patients with muscular dystrophy.

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Detailed Description

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Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of muscle diseases that results in increasing weakening and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. The disorders differ in which muscles are primarily affected, the degree of weakness, how fast they worsen, and when symptoms begin. Many people will eventually become unable to walk. Some types are also associated with problems in other organs. The muscular dystrophy group contains thirty different genetic disorders that are usually classified into nine main categories or types.

The signs and symptoms consistent with muscular dystrophy are: progressive muscular wasting, poor balance, scoliosis (curvature of the spine and the back), progressive inability to walk, waddling gait, Calf deformation, Limited range of movement,respiratory difficulty, cardiomyopathy and muscle spasms

Conditions

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Muscular Dystrophy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Thirty patients with muscular dystrophy were enrolled in this study and were assessed for eligibility. Their age ranged from four and forty years. They were assigned randomly into two equal groups. Group (A) study group received the traditional physical therapy program plus aquatic therapy. And the group (B) control group received traditional physical therapy program only. All patients will receive sessions two times/week for three successive months. Pulmonary function test was used to assess pulmonary functions pre and post-intervention. All patients were assisted before and after three months of intervention.

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Blinding process to participants and care providers was impossible because of intervention therapy. We analyzed data by an impartial statistician (outcomes assessor), referring to each arm with an encoded name: Group A (study group) and Group B (control group).

Study Groups

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the study group

study group received the traditional physical therapy program plus aquatic therapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

aquatic therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Aquatic therapy refers to water-based treatments or exercises of therapeutic intent, in particular for relaxation, fitness, and physical rehabilitation. Treatments and exercises are performed while floating, partially submerged, or fully submerged in water. Many aquatic therapy procedures require constant attendance by a trained therapist and are performed in a specialized temperature-controlled pool. Rehabilitation commonly focuses on improving the physical function associated with illness, injury, or disability

the control group

control group received traditional physical therapy program only.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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aquatic therapy

Aquatic therapy refers to water-based treatments or exercises of therapeutic intent, in particular for relaxation, fitness, and physical rehabilitation. Treatments and exercises are performed while floating, partially submerged, or fully submerged in water. Many aquatic therapy procedures require constant attendance by a trained therapist and are performed in a specialized temperature-controlled pool. Rehabilitation commonly focuses on improving the physical function associated with illness, injury, or disability

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Their age will ranging from four to forty years.
* Patients participated in this study will from both sexes.
* All patients will able to walk supported or unsupported by the therapist.
* All patients will able to follow the instructions during testing and training.
* All patients had no fixed contractures or deformities at the lower limb.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with visual or auditory problems.
* Patients with structural joints deformities of the lower limbs.
* Patients with convulsions and fixed contractures.
* Uncooperative Patient.

Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No