NCT07461987Completed
Tai Chi and Square-Stepping Exercises in Women With Multiple Sclerosis
The Effects of Tai Chi and Square Stepping Exercises on Joint Position Sense and Clinical Outcomes in Women With Multiple Sclerosis
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Jun 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 39 (actual)
- First submitted
- 5 Mar 2026
- Start date
- 15 Feb 2026
- Primary completion date
- 22 Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Pamukkale University
- Diseases
- Multiple sclerosis
- NCT number
- NCT07461987
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 39
- From 15 Feb 2026 to the primary completion date, 22 Jun 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Use of medications that may affect clinical assessment (e.g., antipsychotic use; continuous corticosteroid or immunosuppressive use within the past 1 month).
Other illness
- Any neurological disease other than MS.
- History of orthopedic surgery that may affect balance.
- Cognitive or psychiatric impairment that may interfere with study participation.
Other
- Experiencing an MS relapse during the study period.
- Cardiovascular or pulmonary history that may prevent participation.
- Participation in any other exercise program
Who the study is looking for
- 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).
Age in the registry: 20 years to 45 years · Sex: Female · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Neurology, Pamukkale University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Denizli | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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