Effect of Vestibular Rehabilitation on Trunk Kinetic and Kinematic Parameters in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Vestibular Rehabilitation in MS
• Interventions: Other: conventional vestibular rehabilitation; Other: Cawthorne Cooksey exercise protocol

• Registration Number: NCT05635890
• Lead Sponsor: October 6 University

Brief Summary

The Cawthorne Cooksey exercises and conventional program of physical therapy were administered.

Detailed Description

• The Cawthorne Cooksey exercises and conventional program of physical therapy were administered.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-05-06
• Primary Completion: 2022-08-10
• Study Completion: 2022-09-20
• Status Verified: 2022-11
• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-22
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-11-22
• Study First Posted: 2022-12-02
• Last Update Posted: 2022-12-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged 35-55 years.
• Ambulatory without assistance.
• Diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS by a neurologist, with approximately five relapse attacks in the hemiparesis type with a muscular tone of 1 or 1+ depending on the MAS, or modified Ashworth scale.
• All individuals were evaluated by a neurosurgeon to confirm central vertigo using test of Dix Hallpike.
• Degree of MS-related disability based on the enlarged disability status scale, ranging from 2-2.5.

Exclusion Criteria

• People with musculoskeletal deformities.
• People with inner ear abnormalities.
• People with psychiatric disturbances or seizures.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group II	conventional vestibular rehabilitation	received conventional vestibular rehabilitation only
Group I	Cawthorne Cooksey exercise protocol	received conventional vestibular rehabilitation along with the Cawthorne Cooksey exercise protocol
Group I	conventional vestibular rehabilitation	received conventional vestibular rehabilitation along with the Cawthorne Cooksey exercise protocol

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Isokinetic dynamometer (average power)	4 weeks	Assess trunk kinetic and kinematic parameters.
Isokinetic dynamometer (acceleration time)	4 weeks	Assess trunk kinetic and kinematic parameters.
Isokinetic dynamometer (deceleration time)	4 weeks	Assess trunk kinetic and kinematic parameters.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

October 6 University; 🇪🇬 El-Sheikh Zayed City, Giza, Egypt