Effectiveness of Aquatic Theraphy in Spasticity: Watsu and Halliwick

University of Cadiz14 enrolled

Overview

Treatment with ACD patients will be carried out through the application of aquatic therapies, being the Halliwick Concept and the Watsu Method together with a time of immersion in hot water.

The study consists of verifying the efficacy of physiotherapeutic treatment through the use of aquatic therapies, Watsu and Halliwick in subjects who have suffered Acquired Brain Injury (ACD), and who, after that, present spasticity. For this, the users of the Brain Injury Association of Cádiz (ADACCA) are taken as references. Brain damage is a brain injury, resulting in a series of functional and neurological alterations. The treatment of this pathology will be carried out through the application of aquatic teràpies, being the Halliwick Concept and the Watsu Method. This study consists of a clinical trial where the experimental group will be applied the combined treatment of Halliwick and Watsu together with a time of immersion in hot water, and to the control group the treatment by Halliwick plus immersion in hot water, in order to evaluate the degree of spasticity they present at the end of the study.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Brain-injury

Interventions

Experimental group:Halliwick + Método WatsuOTHER

Carrying out the Ten Points Program through the Halliwick Concept, together with the Watsu Method through a series of relaxation maneuvers and mobilization of the body in float, and an immersion time of 15 minutes without doing physical activity in a pool at a temperature of 30ºC , to decrease spasticity of various muscles.

Control group:HalliwickOTHER

Exclusive use of treatment through the Halliwick Concept Ten Point Program, along with immersion in hot water to reduce spasticity in various muscles.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 40 YearsMax age: 75 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Belonging to the Acquired Brain Injury Association of Cádiz * Presence of spasticity in the biceps brachii and soleus muscles confirmed by the modified Ashworth Scale and modified Tardieu Scale. * Patients who are standing and walking at least with technical assistance and / or supervision. * Patients with acquired brain damage and with spastic hemiparesis with a chronic evolution of more than 12 months. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of infections. * Other diagnosed diseases that prevent aquatic physiotherapy treatment, such as uncontrolled diabetes or dyspnea at rest. * Have received aquatic therapy treatment in the six months prior to the study with the methods developed in the study (Halliwick or Watsu).

Locations (3)

Miriam García Blanco

Cadiz, Cádiz, Spain

RECRUITING

Asociación de Daño Cerebral de Cádiz (ADACCA)

Cadiz, Cádiz, Spain

RECRUITING

University of Cadiz

Cadiz, Spain

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Modified Asworth

0 (no increase in muscle tone) to 4 (rigid part in flex-ext) 1 = Left

Time frame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks

Modified Tardieu

0 (no resistance to movement) to 4 (10 second clonus)

Time frame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks

Medical Outcome Study-Sleep Scale

Sleep rating (1 = more trouble falling asleep, a 6 = least trouble sleeping.

Time frame: Change from Baseline al 8 weeks

Number of years-Age

Years

Time frame: Baseline

Central Contacts

Miriam García Blanco, Máster

CONTACT

956019000 miriamgblanco@hotmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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