Multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -Multiple sclerosis patients, female or male -Age range 18-55 years -Patients with relapsing-remitting MS -MS patients with EDSS of less than or equal to 6 -MS patients are suffering from fatigue and insomnia -Fatigue score greater than or equal to 36 on the FSS questionnaire -Consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Pregnancy and lactation -The comorbidity of severe and chronic disease -known active infection -Suffering from psychosis or dementia -Depression in BDI questionnaire -Patients with a change in main drug of MS over the past three months -Patients with relapse and/or consumption of corticosteroides over the past three months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fatigue score on the fatigue severity scale questionnaire. Timepoint: Measurement of fatigue score at baseline and after one month (intervention period) and also two weeks after intervention period. Method of measurement: Fatigue severity scale questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fatigue score on the visual analogue score. Timepoint: Measurement of fatigue score at baseline and after one month (intervention period) and also two weeks after intervention period. Method of measurement: The Visual analogue scale (VAS).;Global sleep quality score on the PSQI questionnaire. Timepoint: Measurement of global sleep quality score at baseline and after one month (intervention period) and also two weeks after intervention period. Method of measurement: The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).;Depression score on BDI questionnaire. Timepoint: Measurement of depression score at baseline and after one month (intervention period) and also two weeks after intervention period. Method of measurement: Beck depression inventory questionnaire (BDI). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences