NCT06121648

Effect of Hydrotherapy on Multiple Sclerosis

Effect of Hydrotherapy on the Balance and Fatigue of Multiple Sclerosis Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Thessaly · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 23 Years – 42 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this work was to investigate the effect of a hydrotherapy program on the balance and fatigue of patients with multiple sclerosis. it is a fact that hydrotherapy has an effect on the rehabilitation and treatment of people with balance problems.

Detailed description

26 patients with multiple sclerosis participated in the present research, who were divided into 2 intervention groups, one in the sea and one on land. The intervention program had a duration of 2 months with a frequency of 2 times a week for both groups. The interventions were performed by specialized therapists. All participants were assessed before and after the intervention using the BBS and MFIS scales.

Conditions

• Multiple Sclerosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	hydrotherapy	30 degrees temperature pool balance and breathing therapy
OTHER	neurological physiotherapy	Balance and neurological physiotherapy on land

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-01
• Primary completion: 2023-11-26
• Completion: 2023-12-15
• First posted: 2023-11-08
• Last updated: 2025-12-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Greece