MS study probes hidden link between stiff muscles, breathing, and mood
NCT ID NCT07202780
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how the stiffness of leg and breathing muscles relates to lung function, fatigue, and anxiety or depression in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). About 29 adults with MS will have their muscle properties measured with a device, take breathing tests, and fill out questionnaires. The goal is to better understand these connections to improve MS care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 58 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Having been diagnosed with MS according to the revised McDonald criteria followed at the Neurology Outpatient Clinic of Sanko University Hospital
- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria * Having been diagnosed with MS according to the revised McDonald criteria followed at the Neurology Outpatient Clinic of Sanko University Hospital, * Being between 18 and 50 years of age, * Not having had an attack in the last 6 months, * Having an EDSS score of 4.5 or below, * To have given consent for the study. Exclusion Criteria: History of lower extremity surgery within the last 12 months, * To have undergone physiotherapy within the last 6 months, * Presence of current trauma or fracture involving the lower extremities, * Presence of another neuro-musculoskeletal or pulmonary disease besides MS, * Inability to cooperate with measurements and demonstrate compliance, * Having received pulse steroid therapy or botulinum toxin/phenol injection within the last 6 months.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sanko University
Gaziantep, şehitkamil, 27500, Turkey (Türkiye)
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