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NCT04533971

The Effect of a Series of Systemic Cryotherapy Treatments on the Functional State of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Completed NA Last updated 24 June 2025
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Whole body cryotherapy in Multiple Sclerosis (ICD10-G35) in 114 participants. Completed in 20 December 2019.

Timeline
1 April 2015
Primary endpoint
20 December 2019
20 December 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsorPomeranian Medical University Szczecin
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingnone
Primary purposebasic science
Enrollment114
Start date1 April 2015
Primary completion20 December 2019
Estimated completion20 December 2019

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Pomeranian Medical University Szczecin

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Multiple Sclerosis (ICD10-G35). Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Multiple sclerosis (Latin: Sclerosis multiplex; MS) is a chronic, inflammatory and degenerative disease of the central nervous system (CNS) characterised by a varied course and symptomatology. The chronic nature of the disease and gradual loss of tissue within the CNS result in increasing neurological deficits and motor failure over time. Due to the characteristics of the symptoms and the chronic course of MS, patients with MS use various forms of physiotherapeutic procedures throughout most of their lives, including especially often whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) treatments. The aim of this study was to assess potential changes in bioelectrical muscle activity during rest and contraction after exposure on 20 series of Whole body cryotherapy (WBC) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Assessment potential relationships between the sEMG parameters and functional state in patients with multiple sclerosis pre and post 20 series of WBC. Finally, 114 patients with MS participated in the planned procedures of research. The participants were randomly assigned to the two groups, WBC and control. The sample size was 60 in WBC, and 54 in control groups. Testing before and after series of WBC consisted of: clinical assessment of fatigue was performed by the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), gait speed using Timed 25 Foot Walk (T25-FW), Hand grip strength (HGS), and surface electromyography (sEMG) of the dominant hand.

Publications & conference data

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