Trunk Control and Disability in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis

Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06327789

ZBEU-MS

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to investigate the relationship between physical disability and trunk control, balance, and pedobarographic parameters in persons with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) who have a low Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score. Twenty-three RRMS patients with an age range of 18-50 years, EDSS score ≤ 3 were included in this study. The patients' level of disability (EDSS), trunk control )Trunk Impairment Scale - TIS), lower extremity functionality (Timed 25-Foot Walk Test - T25FW), upper extremity functionality (Nine Hole Peg Test- 9HPT), balance (Biodex Balance System) and gait (Zebris® FDM 2) were evaluated.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-50 years old,
• diagnosed with RRMS by an experienced neurologist
• EDSS score ≤ 3

Exclusion criteria

• orthopedic or sensory additional problems in the lower extremity
• who had an interventional procedure in the last six months, and had an attack in the last three months

Trial design

23 participants in 1 patient group

Multiple Sclerosis

Description:

Patients who were 18-50 years old, diagnosed with RRMS by a experienced neurologist, and with an EDSS score ≤ 3 were included in this study. Patients with orthopedic or sensory additional problems in the lower extremity, who had an interventional procedure in the last six months, and had an attack in the last three months were excluded from the study.