Trunk Stabilization Exercises at Lipoedema Patients

The Effect of Trunk Stabilization Exercises on Postural Stability at Lipoedema Patients

Lipedema is a chronic, progressive adipose tissue disorder that is mostly seen as a symmetrical growth of the hips and legs, affecting women. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of trunk stabilization exercises in addition to active range of motion exercises on body composition, pain, edema, trunk endurance, functional capacity and postural stability.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Lipedema
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Active ROM Exercises; Other: Trunk Stabilization Exercises Training

Detailed Description

Thirty female patients with upper and lower leg lipedemia were included in the study.

Subjects were divided into two groups as experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15).

The physiotherapy program of the control group will consist of active range of motion exercises and the physiotherapy program in the experimental group will include active range of motion exercises as well as trunk stabilization exercises. After recording demographic data of all subjects, limb volume (environmental measurement), body composition analysis, trunk endurance, pain (Visual Analogue Scale), postural stability (Biodex Balance System®) and functional capacities (6-Minute Walk Test) will be taken.

After the six-week treatment program, all evaluations will be repeated. SPSS (SPSS 21.0) program was used for statistical analysis of the data. Significance level in all analyzes will be accepted as p <0.05.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• diagnosed with lower or upper type lipedema
• to be able to understand Turkish
• being older than 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• diagnosed with vestibular disorders
• having orthopedic or neurologic co morbidities

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Control Group; Patients in this group will receive active ROM exercises, 10 repeats X 3 times a day, 5 days a week for 6 weeks. All exercises will be performed at home .	Other: Active ROM Exercises; Active ROM exercises programme will include hip flexion-extention, hip abduction-adduction, hip internal-external rotation, knee flexion-extention and ankle dorsi-plantar flextion exercises.
Experimental: Training group; I addition to active ROM exercises, patients in this group will also receive trunk stabilization exercises training for 45 minutes, 2 times a week for 6 weeks. All exercises sessions will be supervised by a physiotherapist in a clinic per week.	Other: Active ROM Exercises; Active ROM exercises programme will include hip flexion-extention, hip abduction-adduction, hip internal-external rotation, knee flexion-extention and ankle dorsi-plantar flextion exercises.; Other: Trunk Stabilization Exercises Training; Trunk stabilization exercises training will be given under the supervision of a physiotherapist. This training exercises will include diphragmatic exrecises, posterior pelvic tilt exercises, abdominal streghtening exercises,

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Extremity volume	tape measurements	Six weeks
Body Composition	fat mass; muscle mass	Six weeks
Extremity pain	Visual Analog Scale	Six weeks
Endurance	Abdominal endurance tests	Six weeks
Balance	Change from baseline postural stability test score in BIODE Balance System at 6 weeks.	Six weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Bezmialem Vakif University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): November 15, 2019
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): February 1, 2020
• Study Completion (Anticipated): February 28, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 13, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 15, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): November 18, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 18, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 15, 2019
• Last Verified: November 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: postural stability; lipedema; trunk stabilization exercises
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Connective Tissue Diseases; Lipedema
• Other Study ID Numbers: bvuakos1

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No