Effect of Remote Ischemic Conditioning on Heart Rate Responses to Walking in People with Multiple Sclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC), exposure of body parts to brief periods of circulatory occlusion and reperfusion, has been shown to improve cardiovascular responses to exercise in healthy individuals but its effects in people with MS are unknown.

Objective

This study aimed to assess the effect of RIC on heart rate responses to walking in people with MS.

Design

Double blind randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Multiple sclerosis clinic of tertiary care center teaching hospital in the United Kingdom.

Methods

Three cycles of RIC were delivered by occluding the upper arm with a blood pressure cuff inflated to a pressure of 30 mmHg above the systolic blood pressure. In the sham group, the blood pressure cuff was inflated to 30 mmHg below diasto

SUBMITTER: Kai Xin NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10114536 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature