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Traditional physical therapy resisted training for people with MS have been shown to be beneficial; however, their usefulness has been limited by fatigue. The effect of blood flow restriction on strength and other measures of physical function was demonstrated in healthy populations and those with chronic disease. This study may add missing information to the existing literature and suggests directions for research on the effectiveness of BFR training on individuals with relapsing and remitting MS.
Multiple sclerosis patients are characterized by impaired functional capacity which is related to reduce muscle strength affecting predominantly the lower extremity.
Resistance training (RT) has proven to be one of the interventions in MS patients showing a consistent and positive effect on muscle strength and on parameters directly related to lower extremity physical function (eg, walking performance and stair negotiation).
Training with blood flow restriction (BFR), is an increasingly common clinical intervention among physical therapists over the past decade and consistent with the evidence. It has been investigated in people with neurological disorders including stroke and incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries. Research is limited on the use of BFR for individuals with MS.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| The control group (A) will receive therapeutic strengthening training program for lower extremities. | Active Comparator | low intensity strengthening exercise program |
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| The study group (B) will receive strengthening training with blood flow restriction | Active Comparator | the same selected low intensity resisted exercise program as group (A) with blood flow restriction |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| strengthening ex with BFR training | Other | Therapeutic strengthening training with blood flow restriction of trained limb. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| muscle strength | measure maximal torque production at a specified velocity of limb movement. measure torque of hip flexors , extensors , knee flexors and extensors | one week after the end of treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| gait performance by Two-dimensional (2D) Motion Analysis system | kinematic analysis of gait (step length , stride length) | one week after the end of treatment |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Multiple sclerosis patients with other neurological or orthopedic problems.
Multiple sclerosis patients with systemic problems (cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases…).
Patients with cognitive impairment.
Pregnant female patients.
Patients in acute relapse stage.
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Habiba Zienhom | Contact | 01061209505 | 002 | Habiba_future@yahoo.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Habiba Zienhom | Cairo University | Principal Investigator |
| Dr.Moshera Hassan Darwish, professor | professor of physical therapy,aculty of Physical therapy ,Cairo university | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Faculty of physical therapy | Recruiting | Giza | +20 | Egypt |
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| strengthening ex | Other | Therapeutic strengthening training program for lower extremities. |
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| Dr Mohamed Soliman Al-Tamawy, professor |
| professor of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine,Cairo university |
| Study Director |