Upper Airway Function and Cardiorespiratory Performance in Impair Trunk Motor Control Multiple Sclerosis Patients.

University of Granada (UGR)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04252599

DF0088UG

Details and patient eligibility

About

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and highly disabling disorder with considerable social impact and economic consequences. It is caused by damage to the myelin sheath, the protective covering that surrounds nerve cells. Different areas are affected, including upper airway function, trunk motor control and cardiorespiratory performance. The aim of this study was to determinate the relevance of trunk motor control in upper airway function and cardiorespiratory performance in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Have a diagnosis of MS in any of its forms according to McDonald criteria
• Were aged higher than 18 years
• No pathology in the uppers extremities
• Capacity to understand and response the questionnaires
• Ability to provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Cancer diagnoses, cognitive or psychiatric disorders, severe musculoskeletal disorders, severe orthopaedic problems, organ failure, incapacity to cooperate
• Inability to provide informed consent.

Trial design

60 participants in 3 patient groups

Control group

Multiple sclerosis group

Multiple sclerosis trunk impairment