Motor and balance dysfunction.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Includes 30 eligible patients, who will perform six-minute walk, 25-foot walk, and balance tests after listening to a guided mental imagery audio file. Intervention
Sponsors
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Suffering from Multiple Sclerosis such as Relapsing-Remitting MS (RRMS), Primary progressive MS and Secondary progressive MS with the confirmation and diagnosis of the relevant doctor Ability to communicate in Persian Acceptable speaking ability Acceptable listening ability to clearly hear the researcher's voice and the audio file Age range between 18 and 60 years The ability to walk at least 50 meters using the patient's usual mobility aids such as canes, walkers, etc. in a six-minute walking test before the intervention Not suffering from any primary neurological, psychological, cardiac, respiratory and other diseases such as osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, etc., which affect the patient's usual movement ability. Failure to participate in a rehabilitation program or physical activity that improves and helps the disease for at least the last two months, or changing treatment in a way that affects the patient's mobility (physiotherapy or drug therapy) No use of high doses of steroids in the past month, which is defined as high-dose steroid therapy according to the following protocol: steroid use of 50 mg/day intravenously (IV) for six days, 40 mg intramuscularly (IM) for For more than 15 days, 20 mg intramuscularly for more than 30 days Not experiencing any severe clinical relapse in the disease in the past month Getting a score between 1 and 6.5 on the Extended Disability Status Scale (EDSS) means mild to moderate disability. At least one year has passed since the diagnosis of MS
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The degree of motor dysfunction of the patient. Timepoint: Measuring the severity of motor dysfunction before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: 6-minute walk test and 25-foot walk test.;The degree of the patient's balance disorder. Timepoint: Measuring the severity of balance disorders before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Berg Balance scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The degree of motor dysfunction and balance of the patient. Timepoint: Measuring the severity of motor and balance dysfunction before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Six-minute walk test, 25-foot walk test, Berg balance scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAtena Shojaie
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed