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Effect of Visually-Guided Gait Training on Balance, Mobility and Risk of Falling in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

CompletedNA

Sponsor: Cairo University

Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis

Interventions: Visually-guided gait training, Conventional gait training

Countries: Egypt

The aim of this study is to assess both immediate and long-term effects of visually-guided gait training on balance, mobility, and risk of falling in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 20 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Clinically definite MS (relapsing and remitting) patients who are stable for at least three months.
* Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score of ≤ 4 (fully ambulatory, self-sufficient, and able to stand and walk without any aid or orthosis at least 500 meters) to minimize the impact of motor weakness interfering with their ability to perform the task.
* Normal or corrected to normal vision, wearing eyeglasses.
* The age will range from 20 - 45 years.
* All patients with MS were required to report subjective perceived imbalance or history of falls (in the last year)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with any other neurological deficits or orthopedics abnormalities.
* Patients with secondary musculoskeletal complications such as fractures, contractures, or deformities.
* Patients with vision problems that impaired walking ability.
* Patients with severe cognitive impairment or psychological disorders impaired the ability to follow the procedures of the study.
* Patients with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
* Patients with serious unstable medical condition or Patients had an acute exacerbation of MS within last month.
* Pregnant women.

Locations (1)

Kafr ash Shaykh, Egypt