The Reliability, Validity, and Responsiveness of the Static Balance Test in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis.

Gazi University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis

Treatments: Other: Static Balance Test; Other: One-leg Stance Test; Other: Timed Up an Go Test; Other: Four Square Step Test; Other: Functional Reach Test; Other: Berg Balance Scale

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03584672

322

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to investigate reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Static Balance Test in patients with Multiple Sclerosis.

Full description

At baseline, the Static Balance Test, Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go test, Functional Reach Test, Four Square Step Test, and One-legged Stance Test is applied to the Multiple Sclerosis group. The Static Balance Test is repeated after seven days from the first application in patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Healthy controls are going to perform only the Static Balance Test.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• at least 18 years,
• neurologist-diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis,
• Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score < 7,
• able to walk 10 m with or without aids,
• no MS exacerbation within the last 2 months,
• use of stable medication in the last 2 months,

Exclusion criteria

• other neurologic disorder,
• Pregnancy,
• orhopedic problems iaffecting gait and stance,
• visual, auditory, orientational problems that could affect study results,
• Cardiovascular, pulmonary, and humoral disease.

Trial design

30 participants in 2 patient groups

Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Description:

Patients with Multiple Sclerosis (Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score \< 7)

Treatment:

Other: Static Balance Test

Other: Four Square Step Test

Other: One-leg Stance Test

Other: Timed Up an Go Test

Other: Berg Balance Scale

Other: Functional Reach Test

Healthy Controls

Description:

Healthy people

Treatment:

Other: Static Balance Test