Multiple sclerosis Nervous System Diseases Multiple sclerosis
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention will consist of:
Group 1: Motor imagery with instrumental music and verbal cueing emphasising the temporal music pattern
Group 2: Motor imagery with instrumental music
Group 3: Motor
Sponsors
University of Brighton (UK)
Medical University of Innsbruck (Austria)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. People with mild to moderate MS (Expanded Disability Status Scale 1.5-4.5) 2. Aged 18 years or over 3. Clinical definite MS according to McDonald's criteria 4. All MS phenotypes 5. Any ethnicity 5. German speaking
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Concomitant diseases which are affecting rhythmic cued motor imagery and walking (e.g. untreated hearing impairment) 2. A relapse of MS within the last three months 3. Known pregnancy 4. Any overt cognitive deficits or depression 5. A relapse during the intervention period will lead to exclusion of the participant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All outcome measures will be taken at baseline and at follow-up, after the 4 weeks intervention: 1. Timed 25-Foot Walk 2. 6-Minute Walk Test | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All outcome measures will be taken at baseline and at follow-up, after the 4 weeks intervention: 1. Modified Fatigue Impact Scale 2. Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale-29 3. German short form of the Kinaesthetic and Visual Imagery questionnaire 4. Time-Dependent Motor Imagery Screening test 5. Sensorimotor synchronisation: Video-assisted quantitative gait analysis (ccc.Utilius-Fairplay5 motion analysis software) during walking to music beat, right/left sides separately: Step length and step time variability, proportion of step duration to the beat duration, synchronicity | — |
Countries
Austria
Outcome results
None listed