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- Clinical Trial NCT06051019
Effect of Aerobic Training vs Balance Training on Fatigue Symptom in Multiple Sclerosis Patient (FATI-gate) (FATI-gate)
Comparison Between the Effects on Fatigue of Aerobic Training Versus Balance Training in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: a Randomised Crossover Trial.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Fatigue is known to affect patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), with a prevalence ranging from 55% to 83%, thus contributing to the level of disability, compromising the Quality of Life, and increasing the overall treatment costs. For these reasons, fatigue is considered a main target for pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies for MS.
The physiopathology of fatigue in MS is still not completely understood, and previous research has shown correlations with reduced motor performance, disease progression and depression. Some possible mechanisms of fatigue in MS have been hypothesised but not yet proven, such as structural alterations in the central nervous system, altered immune function in the brain, impaired pituitary gland function, and changes in cardiac or muscle activity.
Patients with MS also frequently show balance impairments, with prevalence peaking at 87.9%, and previous studies have suggested a causal relationship between fatigue and balance deficits.
Therapeutic exercise has shown a key role in contrasting the functional decline and disability secondary to MS. Several studies have evaluated the effects of different types of training, such as balance training and aerobic training, on balance impairment and the overall patient's functional performance.
In the literature, it is not uncommon to observe improvements in fatigue after the administration of exercise therapy targeted at the balance impairment. However, the literature has not yet clarified whether an improvement in balance control after balance training would also result in an improvement in the scales used to measure fatigue.
The aim of this open prospective randomised crossover trial is to compare the effects of two different types of therapeutic exercise, aerobic training (AT) and balance training (BT), in modifying the intensity of fatigue in patients with MS. AT and BT will be administered at different times to the same patients (crossover trial). Both AT and BT will consist of 15 treatment sessions (5 sessions per week). Patients with MS will be randomly assigned to AT or BT in the first treatment period and then switched to the other type of training in the second treatment period. The time interval between the two time periods will last 60 days, during which the patients will not perform any physical exercise.
In each treatment period, the participants will perform three measurement sessions: before intervention (T0), at the end of intervention (T1), and 30 days after the end of intervention (T2).
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion criteria:
- MS diagnosis according to the revised McDonalds criteria. Relapsing-remitting, primary and secondary progressive MS forms are allowed;
- Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) between 2 and 6, included;
- Fatigue as indicated by a total score of mFIS ≥ 20/84;
- Balance impairment as indicated by a performance at the Equitest Sensory Organisation Test below age-matched normal values (95th percentile of control values).
Exclusion criteria:
- Any of the following in the month before enrolment: an MS relapse; current corticosteroids therapy because of MS; change in medicines prescribed against fatigue; attending an intensive physical therapy program;
- New or active lesions on a brain or spinal cord MRI scan in the 12 months before the study enrolment;
- Angioplasty for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in the six months before enrolment;
- Any musculoskeletal disease or any additional neurological disorder which causes by itself a balance or gait impairment;
- Any other condition causing fatigue by itself;
- Any unstable cardiological disease.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Aerobic training (FIRST), then balance training (SECOND)
Crossover trial: aerobic training (first treatment), then balance training (second treatment).
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Aerobic training: 15 daily sessions (5 sessions per week), each lasting approximately 90 minutes.
Sessions will be performed with the assistance or supervision of a physical therapist and will consist of the following steps: 1) warm up with a stationary bike (no load, 10 min, 60 cycles/min); 2) upper and lower limb stretching (10 min); 3) 10 min rest in a sitting position; 4) first exercise bout: stationary bike, 15 min, 60 cycles/min (the load will be modulated so that the participant's heart rate is between 60 and 70% of the estimated maximum heart rate, and the patient perceives moderate fatigue on the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion; 5) upper and lower limb stretching (10 min); 6) 10 min rest in a sitting position; 7) second exercise bout (same parameters as the first exercise bout); 8) upper and lower limb stretching (10 min).
Balance training: 15 daily sessions (5 sessions per week), each lasting approximately 90 minutes.
Treatments will be performed with a physical therapist and will consist of the following exercises: 1) standing with feet together, 2) standing with closed eyes, 3) standing on unstable surfaces, 4) standing while performing upper limbs movements; 5) standing while performing head rotations; 6) walking on a treadmill at alternating speeds; 7) leg press and chest press exercises for training trunk balance during ballistic movements of the upper and lower limbs.
These constituents of balance training can be combined in the same task according to the participant's ability.
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Experimental: Balance training (FIRST), then aerobic training (SECOND)
Crossover trial: balance training (first treatment), then aerobic training (second treatment).
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Aerobic training: 15 daily sessions (5 sessions per week), each lasting approximately 90 minutes.
Sessions will be performed with the assistance or supervision of a physical therapist and will consist of the following steps: 1) warm up with a stationary bike (no load, 10 min, 60 cycles/min); 2) upper and lower limb stretching (10 min); 3) 10 min rest in a sitting position; 4) first exercise bout: stationary bike, 15 min, 60 cycles/min (the load will be modulated so that the participant's heart rate is between 60 and 70% of the estimated maximum heart rate, and the patient perceives moderate fatigue on the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion; 5) upper and lower limb stretching (10 min); 6) 10 min rest in a sitting position; 7) second exercise bout (same parameters as the first exercise bout); 8) upper and lower limb stretching (10 min).
Balance training: 15 daily sessions (5 sessions per week), each lasting approximately 90 minutes.
Treatments will be performed with a physical therapist and will consist of the following exercises: 1) standing with feet together, 2) standing with closed eyes, 3) standing on unstable surfaces, 4) standing while performing upper limbs movements; 5) standing while performing head rotations; 6) walking on a treadmill at alternating speeds; 7) leg press and chest press exercises for training trunk balance during ballistic movements of the upper and lower limbs.
These constituents of balance training can be combined in the same task according to the participant's ability.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Modified Fatigue Impact Scale Italian version
Time Frame: The Modified Fatigue Impact Scale was assessed: before intervention, at end of first intervention, 30 days after end of first intervention, before second intervention, at end of second intervention, 30 days after end of second intervention
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Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (mFIS) Italian version: The Modified Fatigue Impact Scale is a self-administered questionnaire comprising 21 items assessing how often fatigue interferes with everyday life.
Modified Fatigue Impact Scale score ranges from 0 to 84, with higher scores indicating more fatigue.
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The Modified Fatigue Impact Scale was assessed: before intervention, at end of first intervention, 30 days after end of first intervention, before second intervention, at end of second intervention, 30 days after end of second intervention
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Equiscale
Time Frame: The Equiscale was assessed: before intervention, at end of first intervention, 30 days after end of first intervention, before second intervention, at end of second intervention, 30 days after end of second intervention
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Equiscale: The Equiscale is an eight-item rating scale developed to measure balance in Multiple Sclerosis.
Each item is scored on three categories.
Scores range from 0 to 16, with higher scores indicating better balance.
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The Equiscale was assessed: before intervention, at end of first intervention, 30 days after end of first intervention, before second intervention, at end of second intervention, 30 days after end of second intervention
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Equitest® Sensory Organization Test
Time Frame: The Sensory Organization Test was computed: before intervention, at end of first intervention, 30 days after end of first intervention, before second intervention, at end of second intervention, 30 days after end of second intervention
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Equitest Sensory Organization Test (SOT): The Equitest Sensory Organization Test is a posturography test, assessing six different balance conditions.
From the six balance tasks, a composite score is obtained from the amplitude of the centre of mass sway during standing, ranging from 0 (i.e., falling) to 100 (i.e., perfect stability), with higher scores indicating better balance.
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The Sensory Organization Test was computed: before intervention, at end of first intervention, 30 days after end of first intervention, before second intervention, at end of second intervention, 30 days after end of second intervention
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Gait speed
Time Frame: The gait speed was assessed: before intervention, at end of first intervention, 30 days after end of first intervention, before second intervention, at end of second intervention, 30 days after end of second intervention
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Gait speed measured from the 10-meter walking test.
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The gait speed was assessed: before intervention, at end of first intervention, 30 days after end of first intervention, before second intervention, at end of second intervention, 30 days after end of second intervention
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Chair: Laura Perucca, MD, Istituto Auxologico Italiano
- Principal Investigator: Antonio Caronni, MD, Istituto Auxologico Italiano
- Principal Investigator: Stefano Scarano, MD, Istituto Auxologico Italiano
- Principal Investigator: Antonio Robecchi Majnardi, MD, Istituto Auxologico Italiano
- Principal Investigator: Giovanna Russo, MD, Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
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- Hebert JR, Corboy JR, Manago MM, Schenkman M. Effects of vestibular rehabilitation on multiple sclerosis-related fatigue and upright postural control: a randomized controlled trial. Phys Ther. 2011 Aug;91(8):1166-83. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20100399. Epub 2011 Jun 16.
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- Flachenecker P, Kumpfel T, Kallmann B, Gottschalk M, Grauer O, Rieckmann P, Trenkwalder C, Toyka KV. Fatigue in multiple sclerosis: a comparison of different rating scales and correlation to clinical parameters. Mult Scler. 2002 Dec;8(6):523-6. doi: 10.1191/1352458502ms839oa.
- Giesser BS. Exercise in the management of persons with multiple sclerosis. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2015 May;8(3):123-30. doi: 10.1177/1756285615576663.
- Khan F, Amatya B, Galea M. Management of fatigue in persons with multiple sclerosis. Front Neurol. 2014 Sep 15;5:177. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2014.00177. eCollection 2014.
- Mills RJ, Young CA. The relationship between fatigue and other clinical features of multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2011 May;17(5):604-12. doi: 10.1177/1352458510392262. Epub 2010 Dec 6.
- Mostert S, Kesselring J. Effects of a short-term exercise training program on aerobic fitness, fatigue, health perception and activity level of subjects with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2002 Apr;8(2):161-8. doi: 10.1191/1352458502ms779oa.
- Rota V, Perucca L, Simone A, Tesio L. Walk ratio (step length/cadence) as a summary index of neuromotor control of gait: application to multiple sclerosis. Int J Rehabil Res. 2011 Sep;34(3):265-9. doi: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e328347be02.
- Tesio L, Rota V, Longo S, Grzeda MT. Measuring standing balance in adults: reliability and minimal real difference of 14 instrumental measures. Int J Rehabil Res. 2013 Dec;36(4):362-74. doi: 10.1097/MRR.0000000000000037.
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 24C601
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