Results
Baseline characteristics
Of the first 41 people who expressed an interest in the
study 30 individuals (12 male and 18 female) fulfilled
the inclusion criteria and were recruited and randomized
between March and October 2009 (Figure 2).
The mean age of the group was 55 years (SD 13;
median 56; range 34–83 years) and mobility (EDSS
2.5–6.0) varied from walking unaided (10%) to wheelchair
bound (40%) (Table 1).
Although there was no statistically significant difference
between the demographic characteristics at baseline,
Group 2 had seven patients with an indwelling
catheter which appears to be a high number as the
mean EDSS was 3.5. However, all the patients with
an EDSS score of 6 had indwelling catheters within
this group. There was no statistically significant difference
demonstrated between the groups in any outcome
measures at baseline.