NCT06110936

Effects of Transcutaneous Spinal Direct Current Stimulation on Mobility in Cases With Multiple Sclerosis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Medeniyet University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primer aim of the study is to examine the effects of the transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (ts-DCS) on mobility in addition to the physiotherapy program to individuals with multiple sclerosis. Our secondary aim is to show the relationship of these effects with ts-DCS through fatigue and quality of life evaluations.

Detailed description

Our study is carried out at Istanbul Cadde Medical Center. The patients who will participate in the study are determined according to the inclusion criteria among the patients who applied to the Multiple Sclerosis Polyclinic of Istanbul Medeniyet University Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurology. Transcutaneous spinal direct current will be applied to the individuals participating in our study in 20-minute sessions, 3 days a week for 2 weeks. According to the type of stimulation applied, participants are divided into two groups: experimental and control groups by simple randomization. While cathodal ts-DAU was applied to the patients in the experimental group; Sham ts-DAU is applied to patients in the control group. The same evaluations will be applied to all participants throughout the study, and the evaluations are applied before and after the intervention. The data collected as a result of the evaluations will be analyzed with SPSS version 22.

Conditions

• Multiple Sclerosis
• Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Transcutaneous Spinal Direct Current Stimulation	Transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (ts-DCS), a neuromodulation technique, is one of the non-invasive brain stimulation techniques. ts-DCS occurs when a continuous and low-intensity electric current passes through electrodes with moist sponges placed on the spinal cord.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-11-27
• Primary completion: 2024-03-30
• Completion: 2024-03-30
• First posted: 2023-11-01
• Last updated: 2024-04-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)