MS Spasticity: Take Control (STC) for ambulatory adults: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spasticity affects 60-80% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), impacting activity, participation and quality of life. We developed the group delivered spasticity self-management program, "MS Spasticity: Take Control" (STC), with DVDs for education and lower extremity stretching. STC is based on an international guideline and recommendations from systematic reviews and emphasizes the importance of stretching with specific stretching exercises. Our pilot trial (n = 38) compared STC followed by one month of home stretching practice to unguided use of the National MS Society (NMSS) brochure titled "Stretching for People with MS: An Illustrated Manual," also followed by one month of home stretching practice. In this pilot trial, STC showed promising effects on the impact o

SUBMITTER: Hugos CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7541326 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature