Postural control analysis during head and eye motion during standing and walking in Adults with Sclerosis Multiple

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: G35; Multiple sclerosis

• Registration Number: DRKS00018076
• Lead Sponsor: Behandlungszentrum Kempfenhausen für Multiple Sklerose Kranke gemeinnützige GmbH

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-03-16
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

All participants have to be at least 18 years old.
- Sclerosis multiple diagnose according to the McDonald criteria
- Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS 1.0- 5.5) for sclerosis multiple patients
- Problems with balance during standing and walking in combination with daily activities
- Reduced walking endurance because of balance deficits and/or dizziness
-30 seconds of bipolar standing with open eyes and free walking during 3 minutes or 100 meters.

Exclusion Criteria

- Orthopedic lesion reducing mobility at the upper extremity and trunk as well as pain in this region leading to functional deficits.
- Cardiovascular diseases occurring with dizziness. An orthostatic vertigo is allowed if it disappears after 1 minute.
- Other neurologic or systemic disease added to sclerosis multiple with one has an influence on cognition, perception and motion.
- Acute optic neuritis or visual worsening during the last three months.
- Storage vertigo
- Cortisone therapy in the last 3 Months as well as a new prescription of dizziness or tiredness provoking medication.
- Patients diagnosed with cognitive deficits, depression or dementia (visible in the assessment curried out by the neurologists) with communication deficits.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
I.I) Intensity/Magnitude of the compansation during spatiotemporal measurement while and after the rotation of the head for MS-pationts with disturbance of equilibrium with and without dizziness in comparison with healthy people.<br><br>I.II) comparison about how the compensate <br><br>II.I) comparison about the stable area while rotation of the head

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
II. At which level the compensatory movements take place?