Comparison of the Effects of Balance Exercises Performed With Different Visual Stimuli in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis

Not yet recruitingNot a drug-phase studyMS (type not specified)NCT06387043

What it found

Still running

No result yet.

What was tested

Treatment tested

  • Balance exercises with Virtual Reality Glasses
  • Balance Exercises with Stroboscopic Glasses
  • Balance Exercises with Visual-Based Metaphor Training

Compared with

  • Traditional Balance Exercises

What it measured

Main measures

  • Functional Near Infrared Ray Spectroscopy (fNIRS)

    Baseline and end of the 8th week

    Walking and mobility
  • Timed Up and Go Test

    Baseline and end of the 8th week

    Walking and mobility
  • Functional Reach Test

    Baseline and end of the 8th week

    Walking and mobility
  • Berg Balance Scale

    Baseline and end of the 8th week

    Walking and mobility
  • Timed 25 Step Walking Test

    Baseline and end of the 8th week

    Disability progressionWalking and mobility

Other measures (3)

  • Lower Extremity Motor Coordination Test

    Baseline and end of the 8th week

    Pain
  • Fatigue Severity Scale

    Baseline and end of the 8th week

    Fatigue
  • Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

    Baseline and end of the 8th week

    Quality of life (reported by participants)

Who could take part

MS (type not specified) · 18 to 50

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Inclusion criteria

* ages of 18-50 * diagnosis of MS by a neurologist according to McDonald 2017 criteria (Carroll, 2018) * Being between 2.5 and 4.5 on the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) * Not having had an attack in the last 3 months * Absence of spasticity severe enough to affect treatment (spasticity in any joint of the upper extremity and lower extremity is \<2 according to the Modified Ashworth Scale) * Getting ≥ 24 points from the Standardized Mini Mental Test (SMMT)

Exclusion criteria

* hearing or vision problems * pregnancy * Having changed medication in the last 3 months and using medication containing the active ingredient Fampridine * Participating or participating in a regular physiotherapy and rehabilitation program in the last 3 months * other accompanying neurological, orthopedic or vestibular disorders * an upper or lower extremity contracture that prevents exercises * History of epileptic seizure, migraine or vertigo attack in the last 6 months

As registered. Criteria can change, so ask the trial team or your neurologist.

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About this trial

In the sponsor's words

The study aims to examine the effects of balance exercises applied with different visual stimuli on individuals with MS.

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History

    1. Started

      Dec 2024

    2. Main results due

      Mar 2025

    3. Finished

      Dec 2026

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