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Tai Chi and Square-Stepping Exercises in Women With Multiple Sclerosis
Led by Pamukkale University · Updated on 2026-03-10
39
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
15 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Tai Chi is an exercise approach consisting of slow and controlled movements, whereas square stepping exercises are an exercise method in which specific step patterns are followed. The aim of this study is to comparatively examine the effects of Tai Chi and Square Stepping Exercises on knee joint position sense, lower extremity muscle strength, and fatigue levels in women with multiple sclerosis.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Tai Chi and Square-Stepping Exercises in Women With Multiple Sclerosis
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Willing to participate and provide informed consent.
- Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) according to the McDonald diagnostic criteria.
- Relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) phenotype.
- EDSS score < 3.5.
- Female, 20-45 years of age.
- No MS relapse within the past 1 month.
- No lower-extremity spasticity according to the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS).
You will not qualify if you...
- Any neurological disease other than MS.
- Experiencing an MS relapse during the study period.
- History of orthopedic surgery that may affect balance.
- Cognitive or psychiatric impairment that may interfere with study participation.
- Cardiovascular or pulmonary history that may prevent participation.
- Use of medications that may affect clinical assessment (e.g., antipsychotic use; continuous corticosteroid or immunosuppressive use within the past 1 month).
- Participation in any other exercise program
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Department of Neurology, Pamukkale University Hospital
Denizli, Turkey (Türkiye), 20070
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Research Team
M
Müge İçelli Güneş, PhD
CONTACT
T
Tuba Can Akman, Asst. Prof.
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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