Effect of High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Therapy on Balance and Quality of Life in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Therapy, Balance Exercises.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Multiple Sclerosis. Basic parameters: 18 years — 60 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
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Official title
Effect of High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Technology on Balance and Quality of Life in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
Evaluate the effect of High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Therapy on dynamic balance, fall risk, core muscle function, and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Detailed description
Patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis will be recruited from outpatient neurology and physical therapy clinics. Following clinical screening, eligible participants will be randomly assigned into two parallel groups:
The Study Group: Will receive High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Therapy sessions targeted at the core/trunk muscles plus a structured balance exercise program for 8 weeks.
The Control Group: Will receive the structured balance exercise program only for 8 weeks.
Interventions
- Device High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Therapy
For 8 weeks, two weekly sessions of High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Therapy will be used to induce supramaximal contractions to strengthen the central core stabilizers (rectus abdominis, transversus abdominis, and erector spinae) - Other Balance Exercises
Standardized balance training including static stance variations, dynamic weight-shifting, perturbation training, and functional gait adjustments will be conducted for 30-45 minutes per session through three weekly sessions for a total duration of 8 weeks.
Primary outcome measures
- Balance [Time frame: Baseline and after 8 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Health-Related Quality of Life [Time frame: Baseline and after 8 weeks]
- Risk of Fall [Time frame: Baseline and after 8 weeks]
- Core Muscle Function [Time frame: Baseline and after 8 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Confirmed clinical diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis according to the revised McDonald criteria.
- Expanded Disability Status Scale score range between 3.0 and 5.5.
- Clinically stable condition with no neurological relapses or corticosteroid therapy within the past 3 months.
Exclusion criteria
- Presence of pacemakers, internal defibrillators, or metallic implants in the torso/abdominal region.
- Severe cognitive impairment interfering with the understanding of instructions or questionnaires.
- Other concomitant neurological or musculoskeletal orthopedic conditions that independently affect balance or gait.
- Severe visual deficits or uncorrected vestibular disorders.
- Pregnancy.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07646912 · Electromagnetic Intervention