THE EFFECTS OF TAI CHI IN INDIVIDUALS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Key facts
- Where
- Denizli, TörökországSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 20 and 60 years old?
Forrás: NCT07928557: ki vehet részt
Where in Törökország
- Pamukkale UniversityDenizli, TörökországNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Pamukkale University
- Trial code
- NCT07928557
- Record updated
- 2026. november 10.
- Original description
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Tai Chi exercise on cognitive functions, fatigue, and depressive symptoms in individuals with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is a chronic neurological disease characterized by demyelination within the central nervous system and is frequently associated with cognitive, physical, and psychological impairments.Read full original descriptionShow less
THE EFFECTS OF TAI CHI ON EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Tai Chi exercise on cognitive functions, fatigue, and depressive symptoms in individuals with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is a chronic neurological disease characterized by demyelination within the central nervous system and is frequently associated with cognitive, physical, and psychological impairments.
Individuals diagnosed with MS were assigned to either an 8-week Tai Chi exercise program or a home-based Frenkel exercise program. Cognitive functions were assessed using the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS), which comprises the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT), California Verbal Learning Test-II (CVLT-II), and Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-Revised (BVMT-R). Fatigue was evaluated using the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS), while depressive symptoms were assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).
The study aimed to investigate the effects of Tai Chi exercise compared with a home-based exercise program on cognitive performance, fatigue, and depressive symptoms in individuals with MS. The findings may contribute to the evidence base for non-pharmacological rehabilitation approaches in MS management.
Inclusion: Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) according to the McDonald criteria; Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) phenotype; Age between 20 and 60 years; Willingness to participate in the study; Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score ≤3.5.
Exclusion: Use of medications that could affect clinical assessment or cognitive test performance, including antipsychotic medications or continuous corticosteroid or immunosuppressive therapy within the preceding month; Presence of additional neurological, psychiatric, or systemic diseases that could affect clinical or cognitive assessments; Participation in another structured exercise program; Experiencing an MS relapse within the preceding four weeks.