Effect of Exercises on Balance in Multiple Sclerosis

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Nervous System Diseases

• Registration Number: PACTR202004615444778
• Lead Sponsor: Habiba Soubhy

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-02-18
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 5

Inclusion Criteria

Patients were included with relapsing-remitting MS recruited according to McDonald's criteria 2010.
age ranged from 20 to 45 years.
Expanded disability scale (EDSS) scores ranged from 2 to 4.5 with ataxic symptoms.
The last attack occurred at least two months before recruitment in the study.
all of the patients were ambulant with a mild and moderate degree of balance impairment (Berg Balance scale score ranged from 31 to 50)
can maintain independent static standing balance with the eye open for five min without assistive device.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with other neurological disease or orthopedic deformities which may affect their balance.
patients with cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases that make exercise unsafe.
patients with cognitive impairment or psychiatric disorders.
Pregnant patients
patients participated in other regular balance training program was excluded

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified