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Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis

11. desember 2014 oppdatert av: Jacob Sosnoff, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training in Advanced Multiple Sclerosis

There is growing evidence that exercise-based rehabilitation results in improvements in mobility and participation in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the vast majority of the scientific evidence in support of this view is based on persons with MS who have minimal mobility impairment. This is partially due to the lack of accessible exercise equipment and facilities available to persons with severe mobility limitations.

One option available to persons with severe mobility limitations is body weight supported treadmill training. Indeed, this rehabilitation approach has been utilized with some success in various clinical populations, such as stroke and spinal cord injury, and is believed to target neuroplasticity. Specific to persons with MS, body weight supported treadmill training has shown great promise in improving quality of life, symptoms and functional mobility in two small (n=4 and n=6) pilot investigations. However, previous research has been hampered by methodological limitations including small sample size, lack of a control group and limited training sessions. Consequently, no firm conclusion regarding the benefit of body weighted supported treadmill training in persons with MS can be drawn. The proposed project seeks to determine if twenty-weeks of body weight supported treadmill training leads to improvements in physiological function, mobility and quality of life in persons with MS with severe mobility limitations. The outcomes of this project have the potential to lead to new rehabilitation approaches capable of improving function and quality of life in persons with advanced MS.

Studieoversikt

Status

Fullført

Forhold

Intervensjon / Behandling

Detaljert beskrivelse

One option available to persons with severe mobility limitations is body weight supported treadmill training. Indeed, this rehabilitation approach has been utilized with some success in various clinical populations, such as stroke and spinal cord injury, and is believed to target neuroplasticity. Specific to persons with MS, body weight supported treadmill training has shown great promise in improving quality of life, symptoms and functional mobility in two small (n=4 and n=6) pilot investigations. However, previous research has been hampered by methodological limitations including small sample size, lack of a control group and limited training sessions. Consequently, no firm conclusion regarding the benefit of body weighted supported treadmill training in persons with MS can be drawn. The proposed project seeks to determine if twenty-weeks of body weight supported treadmill training leads to improvements in physiological function, mobility and quality of life in persons with MS with severe mobility limitations. The outcomes of this project have the potential to lead to new rehabilitation approaches capable of improving function and quality of life in persons with advanced MS.

Studietype

Intervensjonell

Registrering (Forventet)

24

Fase

  • Fase 2
  • Fase 1

Kontakter og plasseringer

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Studiesteder

  • Forente stater
    • Illinois
      • Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, Forente stater, 61801
        • University of Illinois UC

Deltakelseskriterier

Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Kvalifikasjonskriterier

Alder som er kvalifisert for studier

18 år til 55 år (Voksen)

Tar imot friske frivillige

Nei

Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The criteria for inclusion are physician confirmed MS diagnosis, relapse free in the last 30 days, ability to voluntarily contract either quadriceps (e.g. extend their knee), willingness to complete 20 week intervention, and physician approval to engage in manual BWSTT. The diagnosis of MS based on either Poser's or McDonald's criteria and its type based on Lublin and Reingold criteria will be confirmed by the patient's neurologist using a standard form letter.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The criteria for exclusion are having a relapse in the last 30 days, inability to contract the quadriceps, and unwilling to complete the 20 week intervention.

Studieplan

Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.

Hvordan er studiet utformet?

Designdetaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Randomisert
  • Intervensjonsmodell: Enkeltgruppeoppdrag
  • Masking: Ingen (Open Label)

Våpen og intervensjoner

Deltakergruppe / Arm
Intervensjon / Behandling
Ingen inngripen: Control
Participants in the control group will undergo the same assessments but receive no exercise stimulus and be asked to maintain current physical levels
Eksperimentell: Exercise group
The exercise program will consist of biweekly training sessions for 20 weeks. Per neurorecovery network guidelines, each training session will include a minimum of 20 minutes of locomotor training and 20 minutes of balance training.
Atferdsmessig: Exercise group
The BWSTT program will consist of biweekly training sessions for 20 weeks. Per neurorecovery network guidelines, each training session will include a minimum of 20 minutes of locomotor training and 20 minutes of balance training. Training will take place on a Therastride which consists of a treadmill with an air pressure powered pulley system connected to a harness system. The locomotor training strategy focuses on proper gait mechanics, including weight bearing, shifting and maintaining body positioning. Manipulating the participant's legs is done in such a way as to provide appropriate sensory-motor cues that facilitate the development and refinement of walking pattern.
Andre navn:
  • Body-weight supported treadmill triaining

Hva måler studien?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Clinical Disability
Tidsramme: 5 months
Clinical disability will be indexed by expanded disability status scale.
5 months
Quality of Life
Tidsramme: 5 months
Quality of life will be indexed with the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54 (MSQoL-54) and participation will be indexed with the community participation indicator.
5 months

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Walking function
Tidsramme: 5 months
Walking speed will be quantified with the Timed 25-Foot Walk and walking endurance will be quantified with the 6-Minute Walk. The Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 (MSWS-12) will be used as a self-reported measure of walking impairment.
5 months
Balance
Tidsramme: 5 months
Balance will be quantified with the Berg Balance Scale (BBS); self-report of balance confidence (ABC), and force platform metrics (sway range and velocity).
5 months
Cardiorespiratory fitness
Tidsramme: 5 months
Cardiorespiratory fitness will be measured as peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) using an incremental exercise test using an total body recumbent stepper and an open-circuit spirometry system.
5 months

Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere

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Sponsor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Etterforskere

  • Hovedetterforsker: Jacob Sosnoff, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Studierekorddatoer

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Studer hoveddatoer

Studiestart

1. oktober 2013

Primær fullføring (Faktiske)

1. september 2014

Studiet fullført (Faktiske)

1. september 2014

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først innsendt

12. november 2013

Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

19. november 2013

Først lagt ut (Anslag)

25. november 2013

Oppdateringer av studieposter

Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Anslag)

12. desember 2014

Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

11. desember 2014

Sist bekreftet

1. desember 2014

Mer informasjon

Begreper knyttet til denne studien

Ytterligere relevante MeSH-vilkår

Andre studie-ID-numre

  • NMSS-IL-011

Legemiddel- og utstyrsinformasjon, studiedokumenter

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Studerer et amerikansk FDA-regulert enhetsprodukt

Nei

produkt produsert i og eksportert fra USA

Nei

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