Tele-Assessment and Face-to-Face Evaluation of Balance in MS
NCT ID: NCT04743284
Last Updated: 2024-03-21
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
40 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2021-03-05
2022-03-07
Brief Summary
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Balance and postural control disorders are the most common signs in patients with cerebellar tract damage. Many patients have reported problems with balance and gait causing serious disability. Therefore, disorders of balance and postural control in patients with MS are associated with difficulty in standing and performing functional activities. Effective quantitative methods are needed to assess postural imbalance to help clinicians assess the progression of this disorder.
Current literature suggests that home tele-rehabilitation and tele-medicine practices may be an alternative method effective enough to be equivalent to face-to-face physiotherapy treatments for patients with Ms. The advantages of Tele-medicine over normal care include increased social support, participant engagement, quality of care, cost-effectiveness, access to services (due to lack of transportation), and reducing the burden on healthcare professionals to make services easier to deploy. In cases such as Pandemic conditions, where face-to-face service is disrupted in clinics, tele-rehabilitation can be applied as a suitable alternative treatment method accessible to patients. The effectiveness of Tele-rehabilitation raises the question of whether tele-evaluation is as effective and accurate as in the clinic. Studies examining the effectiveness of Tele-assesment are still insufficient. The study is planned to address this deficiency.
The aim of this study is to compare the results of MS patients by applying valid and reliable methods used in balance assessment with face-to-face and online access methods, thereby investigating the effectiveness of balance assessment through online access.
The hypothesis in this study is that the results of the balance assessment with online access in MS patients will be consistent with the results of the balance assessment conducted face-to-face.
H0: Tele-assessments of balance do not give the same results as face-to-face balance assessments in MS patients.
H1: Tele-assessments of balance do not give the same results as face-to-face balance assessments in MS patients.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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tele-assessment
The balance evaluations will be applied by the tele-assessment method.
No interventions assigned to this group
face-to-face assessment
The balance evaluations will be applied by the face-to-face assessment method in a clinical setting
No interventions assigned to this group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patients diagnosed with MS according to McDonald diagnostic criteria with an EDSS score of 0-6
* Internet presence in the environment where they will perform the evaluation
* Having an internet-based technological tool or having access to this tool
* Having someone to accompany the patient during the evaluation
* Agree to participate in the study
* Ability to understand and speak Turkish
Exclusion Criteria
* Use high-dose corticosteroid therapy in the last 2 weeks
* Presence of orthopedic problems/problems that can cause balance problems
* Having cognitive disorders that will prevent him from communicating
* Having a level of visual and auditory problems that will prevent communication
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ayse Zengin Alpozgen
Asst. Prof.
Principal Investigators
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Ayşe Zengin Alpözgen, Asst.Prof.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Locations
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Istanbul University Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Health Science
Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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E-71938118-604.01.01-52315
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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