Balance in MS patients

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: patients whit MS.; Multiple sclerosis

• Registration Number: IRCT20181107041588N1
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 23 April 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 56

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of MS by an specialist physician
People with mild to moderate disability scale (EDSS = 1-5)
Age range of 18-65 years old
At least 2 years after the onset of MS
Voluntarily participation in the research
?Ability to perform exercises
MMSE scores above 23 to ensure required cognitive function

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnancy
having mental problems as well as fractures and the presence of implants in the body (according to patient records)
having a history of attack and recurrence within the last 2 months (according to patient records)
history of other neurological diseases (according to patient records)
previous history of the epilepsy, tumors, osteoporosis, diabetes, etc. according to the physician diagnosis
corticosteroid medication till 28 days before the evaluation
visual and/or auditory problems that may interfere with the tests
Failure to have mental retardation
previous history of psychiatric illness that interferes with the examination process
previous history of addiction and using psychoactive substances

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Walking function. Timepoint: Before receiving interventions, after the last intervention session and two weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using the questionnaire and patient records.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Independence in activities of daily living performances (ADL). Timepoint: Pretest, post test, two weeks follow-up. Method of measurement: Barthel Index.