The effect of lavender on balance a persons with multiple sclerosis

Not Applicable

Conditions: multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis

Registration Number: IRCT20190902044672N1

Lead Sponsor: Iran MS society

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

clinically definite multiple sclerosis
the ages between 18 and 60 years
ability to stand for 30 seconds and to walk a distance of 6 m without any assistance
have a Berg Balance Scale score of 21–44
being in remission period
did not have any disease in cognitive, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular system, not suffering from any other neurological diseases other than MS
had normal olfactory function
no allergy to lavender

Exclusion Criteria

unwilling or unable to participate in the research
disease relapse during the study

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Balance. Timepoint: balance measurement at the beginning of the study and after 10 sessions. Method of measurement: Balance measurement are performed using the berg balance scale.;Dynamic balance. Timepoint: dynamic balance measurement at the beginning of the study and after 10 sessions. Method of measurement: dynamic Balance measurement are performed using the Time Up and Go Test.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fear of fall. Timepoint: Measurement of fear of falling before the beginning of the study and after 10 sessions. Method of measurement: Fear of falling is measured using the Falling Efficiency Scale questionnaire.;Independence in activity of daily living. Timepoint: Measurement of Independence in activity of daily living before the beginning of the study and after 10 sessions. Method of measurement: Independence in activity of daily living is measured using the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale-29 questionnaire.