The Effect of Task-Oriented Training in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Interventions
- Other: Task-oriented training
- Registration Number
- NCT03505294
- Lead Sponsor
- Gazi University
- Brief Summary
It is reported that 85% of MS patients have gait disturbance, 87.9% balance, 35-90% fatigue and 45-60% cognitive problems. Rehabilitation approaches based on the motor control systems model, the plasticity concept, the motor learning principles, have been found to be effective for solving these problems. With these rehabilitation approaches, it is aimed to develop the ability of the person to meet the task and environmental demands and to realize the highest quality and the right function with maximum potential by consuming the least energy in different environmental conditions of different tasks. "Task-oriented training" may be one of the most effective among the evidence-based rehabilitation approaches for these goals.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of "Task-Oriented Training" on the physical and cognitive functions in patients with multiple sclerosis.
- Detailed Description
The study was designed as a randomized, controlled, single-blind trial. The patients will be randomly assigned to two groups, the "task-oriented training" group, and the control group. "Task-oriented training" consisting of 10 different motor tasks including lower extremity and upper extremity activities will be applied to the training group twice a week for 6 weeks. The control group will be taught relaxation exercises and will be asked to perform the exercises 2 times for 6 weeks at home.
Statistical analyses will be performed using the SPSS software version 15 (SPSS Inc. Chicago, IL, USA). The pre-training and post-training measurements of groups will be compared with the Wilcoxon Test. The significance level was set at p\< 0.05.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
- Participants who are ambulatory and volunteer to participate to the study, in a stable phase of the disease, without relapses in the last 3 month, with an EDSS between 2-5,5.
- Participants who have orthopedic, vision, hearing, or perception problems
- Patients who have any cardiovascular or pulmonary disease in which exercise is contraindicated
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Task-oriented training Task-oriented training "Task-oriented training" consisting of 10 different motor tasks will be applied.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method cognitive function thirty minutes The Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests consists of the Selective Reminding Test, the 10/36 Spatial Recall Test, the Symbol Digit Modalities Test, the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test and the Word List Generation Test.
Walking ability Five minutes The 12-item Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale (MSWS-12) is a self-assessment scale. During the last 2 weeks 12 problems that can occur during walking due to MS are evaluated (1:no limitation, 5:extreme limitation).
Modified Sensory Organization Test Fifteen minutes The Modified Sensory Organization Test, which is performed using computerized posturography, measures postural sway in response to 4 different sensory conditions is measured using a force platform.
upper extremity function ten minutes 9-Hole Peg Test
mobility ten minutes Timed Up and Go Test
Gait Assessment ten minutes The Functional Gait Assessment is a 10-item walking-based balance test, with each item scored 0 to 3. The high score shows that the balance is better.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Balance Confidence Five minutes Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) is a scale in which the patient rates his perceived level of confidence while performing 16 daily living activities.
Balance Scale ten minutes Berg Balance Scale (BBS) rates performance from 0 (cannot perform) to 4 (normal performance) on 14 items. It has shown to be a valid measure with high inter and interrater reliability for people with MS.
Fatigue Impact Five minutes Fatigue impact scale consists of forty questions and evaluates the effects of fatigue on the 3 dimensions of daily life activities; cognitive function, physical function and psychosocial function. Each question is graded between 0 (no problem) and 4 (maximum problem).
Fatigue Severity five minutes In the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), participants are asked to rate their fatigue level between 1 and 7 in the 9 statements (including motivation, exercise, physical functioning, carrying out duties, and interfering with work, family, or social life) during the last week.
Physical Activity ten minutes International Physical Activity Questionnaire- Long version (IPAQ) measures total physical activity domains including work-related, transport-related activity, leisure-time, domestic and gardening (yard) activities over the last 7 days. The total scores for each activity type including walking, moderate-intensity activities, and vigorous-intensity activities were calculated by using the answers given to these domains.
Neuropsychological Questionnaire one minute Multiple Sclerosis Neuropsychological Questionnaire (MSNQ) is a self-administered 15-item questionnaire that measure of neuropsychological functioning in everyday life.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Gazi University
🇹🇷Ankara, Turkey