Effects of Ultrasound and Infrared on Joint Pain and Movement in Hemophilia A Patients.

Danyal Ahmad30 enrolled

Overview

The study aims to compare the effectiveness of therapeutic ultrasound and infrared in managing hemarthrosis in patients with Hemophilia A, focusing on specific outcomes like joint pain, swelling, muscle atrophy, and range of motion.The main question to it is either one from both of the modalities are effective for hemophilia patients or not? comparison will be done to check the effectiveness of ultrasound and infrared on patients of both groups. participants will: 1. get the treatment according to their respective groups 2. Both groups were given 4 sessions for 4 weeks.

The data collection was started by the consent of the participants through the consent form. Then we randomly divided the patients into Group A and Group B. Group A participants were given Ultrasound therapy for 10 minutes with intensity of 1.5 W/m2 along with the conventional physiotherapy as well as home plan. Group B participants were given Infrared therapy for 10 minutes with moderate intensity along with the conventional physiotherapy as well as home plan. Both groups were given 4 sessions for 4 weeks.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hemophilia A

Interventions

theraputic ultrasoundDEVICE

Ultrasound is a mechanical sound wave with frequencies above human hearing, requiring a medium like air or tissue to travel, commonly used in imaging.

infrared radiationDEVICE

Infrared, in contrast, is electromagnetic radiation associated with heat, doesn't need a medium, and is used in applications like thermal imaging and remote controls.

Eligibility

Sex: MALE

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with hemophilia A (Eid \& Aly, 2015) . 2. Who had the Bleeding frequency of atleast once per week (Eid \& Aly, 2015). 3. Males with hemophilia A 4. Irrespective of their therapeutic regime administered by their hematologists (Donoso-Úbeda, Meroño-Gallut, López-Pina, \& Cuesta Barriuso, 2020) . Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who had surgical procedures (Eid \& Aly, 2015) . 2. Patients who were suffering from co-morbidities along with Hemophilia A. 3. Patients who had any other disability/deformity. 4. Who were receiving other physiotherapy treatment (Donoso-Úbeda et al., 2020) . 5. Who failed to sign the informed consent (Donoso-Úbeda et al., 2020)

Locations (1)

Danyal Ahmad

Sialkot, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

joint pain

Joint Pain: Measured using the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) to quantify changes in pain severity. 0 indicates no pain while 10 indicates severe pain

Time frame: 3 weeks

ROM

Range of Motion (ROM): Measured using a goniometer to assess improvements in flexion and extension angles, measured in degrees, in the joint.

Time frame: 3 weeks

Swelling

Assessed based on circumference measurements around knee, elbow and ankle joint using inelastic tape measure in centimeters around the affected joint to detect reductions in swelling.

Time frame: 3 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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