Plantar Pressure Distribution in Patient With Multiple Sclerosis

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Fifty patients who were referred to receive physiotherapy and 20 healthy volunteers will be participants of the study.Participants with multiple sclerosis will evaluate with the following assessment tools: Modified Ashworth scale will use to evaluation of severity of plantar flexor spasticity. Plantar pressure distribution parameters will assess with dynamic pedobarography.

Detailed Description
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Fifty patients who were referred to receive physiotherapy at the neurology department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Hacettepe University, Ankara with multiple sclerosis and twenty voluntary healthy age matched participants will be the subjects of this study. Assessment tools described as following: Modified Ashworth scale will use to evaluate of severity of plantar flexor spasticity. Static and dynamic loading parameters will be evaluate with pedobarography.Maximum loading pressure -N/cm2, maximum loading time- ms for; 1st. and 5th metatarsal head, medial and lateral heel and midfoot will be recorded both while the patients standing and walking.

Official Title
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Investigating the Plantar Pressure Distribution in Patient With Multiple Sclerosis

Conditions
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Multiple Sclerosis

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: No intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Want to participate Individuals with multiple sclerosis who can walk alone for 30 meters Healthy participants who diagnosed no disorders or orthopedic problems. Exclusion Criteria: Want to participate Individuals with multiple sclerosis who can walk alone for 50 meters Healthy participants who diagnosed no disorders or orthopedic problems.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 Years
Maximum Age: 55 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Study group<br>Participants with multiple sclerosis who able to walk at least 30 meters independently. | Other: No intervention<br>* No intervention<br>|
| Control Group<br>Healthy participants | Other: No intervention<br>* No intervention<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pedobarography for assessment of foot pressure while standing and walking | Participant stands and walks on system name is pedobarography which records foot pressure. Foot pressure means, gravitational force reflecting from ground at every foot step phase. Newton/cm2 is the unit of measure. | Initially evaluation at first minute, Change from initial evaluation to 20th minutes, Change from initial evaluation to 24 hours, Change from initial evaluation to 24 hours and 20 minutes | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Gait, Loading, Multiple Sclerosis, Plantar Pressure