Effect of guided mental imagery on motor dysfunction and balance of patients with MS

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Suffering from Multiple Sclerosis such as Relapsing-Remitting MS (RRMS), Primary progressive MS and Secondary progressive MS with the confirmation and diagnosis of the relevant doctor
Ability to communicate in Persian
Acceptable speaking ability
Acceptable listening ability to clearly hear the researcher's voice and the audio file
Age range between 18 and 60 years
The ability to walk at least 50 meters using the patient's usual mobility aids such as canes, walkers, etc. in a six-minute walking test before the intervention
Not suffering from any primary neurological, psychological, cardiac, respiratory and other diseases such as osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, etc., which affect the patient's usual movement ability.
Failure to participate in a rehabilitation program or physical activity that improves and helps the disease for at least the last two months, or changing treatment in a way that affects the patient's mobility (physiotherapy or drug therapy)
No use of high doses of steroids in the past month, which is defined as high-dose steroid therapy according to the following protocol: steroid use of 50 mg/day intravenously (IV) for six days, 40 mg intramuscularly (IM) for For more than 15 days, 20 mg intramuscularly for more than 30 days
Not experiencing any severe clinical relapse in the disease in the past month
Getting a score between 1 and 6.5 on the Extended Disability Status Scale (EDSS) means mild to moderate disability.
At least one year has passed since the diagnosis of MS

Exclusion Criteria

pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The degree of motor dysfunction of the patient. Timepoint: Measuring the severity of motor dysfunction before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: 6-minute walk test and 25-foot walk test.;The degree of the patient's balance disorder. Timepoint: Measuring the severity of balance disorders before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Berg Balance scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The degree of motor dysfunction and balance of the patient. Timepoint: Measuring the severity of motor and balance dysfunction before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Six-minute walk test, 25-foot walk test, Berg balance scale.