Clinical Trial: Prevention of Disability: Proposal for a Guidance Manual for Leprosy Patients

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Proposal Evaluation and Intervention Through Prevention of Disability in Leprosy Patients

Brief Summary: 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.

Detailed Summary:

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

Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo

Current Primary Outcome: classification of disability for Leprosy(WHO) [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: classification of disability for Leprosy(WHO), grip strength and threshold sensibility [ Time Frame: after 1 year ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: University of Sao Paulo

Dates:
Date Received: November 2, 2009
Date Started: January 2007
Date Completion:
Last Updated: November 2, 2009
Last Verified: November 2009