To determine the efficacy of high frequency cerebellar repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on coordination in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Forty patients with multiple sclerosis suffering from ataxia less than five in EDSS score will be recruited from the outpatient clinic at Faculty of Physical Therapy as well as Kasr Al-Ainy Multiple Sclerosis unit (KAMSU), Cairo University. The study will be applied during the remission period. Patients will be assessed by Biodex balance system, Berg balance scale, Four square step test and Nine-Hole Peg Test to investigate coordination in both equilibrium and non-equilibrium. Patient will be divided into two groups.The study group will be treated by High frequecy cerebellar repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation besides a tailored physiotherapy program, while the control group will be treated by Sham cerebellar repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation with a tailored physiotherapy program as well. The treatment duration for each patient will take weeks.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
30
High frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation will be applied over mid line of cerebellum using circular coil. Ten repetition rate (frequency) in 40 trains with one intertrain interval will be applied for three times a week for two weeks.
Sham repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation will be applied Perpendicular away from the cerebellum using the same circular coil. The same parameters will be used with the same duration also numbers of sessions are the same like the active comparator group to assure the patients blindness
Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University
Giza, Dokki, Egypt
Biodex balance system
Change of balance and stability index from baseline to 2 weeks after the beginning of intervention (when the score decreases, this means good)
Time frame: 2 weeks after end of treatment
Berg balance scale
Change of the balance score from baseline to two weeks after the beginning of the intervention ( the scale consists of 14 item. Minimum score for each item is 0 and maximum score is 4, to record the patient the summation of the 14 item is counted. And if the score is increasing this means good)
Time frame: 2 weeks after end of treatment
Nine-Hole Peg Test (9-HPT)
Change of manual dexterity of both the dominant and non dominant hand from baseline to 2 weeks after the beginning of intervention
Time frame: 2 weeks after end of treatment
Four square step test (FSST)
Change of dynamic balance and coordination from baseline to 2 weeks after the beginning of intervention
Time frame: 2 weeks after end of treatment
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