Multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The participants in this group receive the Swedish standard massage by trained physiotherapists. The program provides massage therapists for approximately 70 minut
Sponsors
Shahroud University of Technology
Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age over 16 years At least the reading and writing skills Confirmation of a recurrent or secondary progressive MS disease by an specialist EDSS scores ranging from 0/3 to 0/7 Ability to stand without assistance for at least 60 seconds (if necessary with auxiliary equipment) The ability to walk 10 meters safely with or without auxiliary equipment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) Uncontrolled Uncontrolled high blood pressure (systolic blood pressure 180 mm Hg on diastolic 100 mm Hg) Confirmation of unstable angina and / or heart attack (myocardial infarction) during the past month Diabetes Arthritis, injuries or non-fixed fractures of the lower limbs Other injuries or neurological diseases Pregnancy or intending to get pregnant Get a massage in the past six months or get physical therapy program before the start of the study Inability to easily get out of the wheelchair and go to the massage table Lack of regular participation in massage sessions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health-related quality of life. Timepoint: Health-related quality of life is measured at beginning of the study and 6 weeks after starting the massage therapy. Method of measurement: Health-related quality of life measured by MSQoL Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54.;Pain. Timepoint: Pain is measured at beginning of the study and 6 weeks after starting the massage therapy. Method of measurement: The pain is measured by visual analog scale.;Fatigue. Timepoint: Fatigue is measured at beginning of the study and 6 weeks after starting the massage therapy. Method of measurement: Fatigue is measured by the fatigue intensity index.;Muscular spasticity. Timepoint: Muscular spasticity is measured at beginning of the study and 6 weeks after starting the massage therapy. Method of measurement: Muscular spasticity measured by the Modified Ashors Scale.;Stress, anxiety and depression. Timepoint: Stress, anxiety and depression is measured at beginning of the study and 6 weeks after starting the massage therapy. Method of measurement: Stress, anxiety and depression are measured by the short scale of depression, anxiety and stress.;Sleep quality. Timepoint: Sleep quality is measured at beginning of the study and 6 weeks after starting the massage therapy. Method of measurement: Sleep quality is assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAynollah Naderi
Shahrood University of Technology
Outcome results
None listed