Ta strona została przetłumaczona automatycznie i dokładność tłumaczenia nie jest gwarantowana. Proszę odnieść się do angielska wersja za tekst źródłowy.

Long-Term Effects of Torso-Weighting (TWPS)

9 października 2018 zaktualizowane przez: San Francisco State University

Long-Term Effects of Balance-Based Torso-Weighting: Pilot Study

The goal of this pilot study is to test the protocol for investigating the longer-term effects of torso weighting on physical activity, number of falls, and muscle activation (when muscles turn on and off and how intensely) in five volunteers with multiple sclerosis. The hypotheses of this study include: torso weighting will (1) increase physical activity, (2) decrease the number of falls, and (3) improve the timing and coordination of muscle activation during balance perturbations.

Przegląd badań

Status

Zakończony

Warunki

Interwencja / Leczenie

Szczegółowy opis

Torso weighting, using the balance-based torso-weighting (BBTW) method, is an intervention that addresses balance by first challenging stability in standing using a series of perturbations (nudges) and resisted rotations to people. Challenging stability allows the assessor to determine directional instability. Once the direction of instability is determined, small weights are placed on a vest-like garment and retesting of balance occurs. In this study, participants will be tested with no weights (NW), with sham weights (SW), and with BBTW weighting (WT). Following non-weighted baseline assessment, participants will be randomly allocated into the sham weight condition or BBTW weight condition in a cross-over design. The initial condition (NW) will last four weeks and the final two conditions (SW,WT) will last two weeks each. Following each condition, outcome measures will be reassessed. Throughout the study, participants will be asked to wear a commercially-available remote monitoring device (e.g., Fitbit Flex) and keep a daily log of physical activity and number of falls. During the SW and WT conditions, participants will wear the assigned garment for 2-4 hours daily.

Typ studiów

Interwencyjne

Zapisy (Rzeczywisty)

5

Faza

  • Nie dotyczy

Kontakty i lokalizacje

Ta sekcja zawiera dane kontaktowe osób prowadzących badanie oraz informacje o tym, gdzie badanie jest przeprowadzane.

Lokalizacje studiów

  • Stany Zjednoczone
    • California
      • Oakland, California, Stany Zjednoczone, 94609
        • Samuel Merritt University, Motion Analysis Research Center

Kryteria uczestnictwa

Badacze szukają osób, które pasują do określonego opisu, zwanego kryteriami kwalifikacyjnymi. Niektóre przykłady tych kryteriów to ogólny stan zdrowia danej osoby lub wcześniejsze leczenie.

Kryteria kwalifikacji

Wiek uprawniający do nauki

18 lat i starsze (Dorosły, Starszy dorosły)

Akceptuje zdrowych ochotników

Nie

Płeć kwalifikująca się do nauki

Wszystko

Opis

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Self-reported a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
  • Self-reported mild or moderate gait or balance difficulties
  • Living in the community rather than in a care facility
  • Able to walk independently for at least one minute at a time with or without an assistive device
  • No exacerbations within the past 2 months
  • Able to get to the testing area and tolerate 2-3 hours of testing for each assessment occasion
  • Willing to be nudged by a researcher when standing

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable to comprehend and follow instructions in English
  • Current diagnosis of other neurological disorders such as head injury, stroke, Parkinson disease, or other conditions that affect gait or balance (self-reported)
  • Experiencing pain that could be exacerbated by external perturbation while standing
  • History of skin reaction to adhesives

Plan studiów

Ta sekcja zawiera szczegółowe informacje na temat planu badania, w tym sposób zaprojektowania badania i jego pomiary.

Jak projektuje się badanie?

Szczegóły projektu

  • Główny cel: Leczenie
  • Przydział: Randomizowane
  • Model interwencyjny: Zadanie krzyżowe
  • Maskowanie: Poczwórny

Broń i interwencje

Grupa uczestników / Arm
Interwencja / Leczenie
Eksperymentalny: Torso Weights then Sham Weights

No weights worn for 4 weeks. Garment with torso weights worn 2-4 hours daily for 2 weeks. Then participants cross-over to wear garment with sham weights for 2-4 hours daily for 2 weeks.

Participants wear the Fitbit Flex throughout.
Urządzenie: Torso Weights
Following assessment of an individual's directional instability, small weights are applied to a vest-like garment to correct balance loss.
Inne nazwy:
  • WT
Urządzenie: Sham Weights
Following assessment of an individual's directional instability, small weights are applied to a vest-like garment to correct balance loss. The garment is then taken by another investigator and the actual weights are replaced with sham weights.
Inne nazwy:
  • Południowy zachód
Urządzenie: Fitbit Flex
Potential effect on participants' physical activity to see their own step count using this wrist-worn remote monitoring device.
Inne nazwy:
  • remote activity monitoring device
Eksperymentalny: Sham Weights then Torso Weights

No weights worn for 4 weeks. Garment with sham weights worn 2-4 hours daily for 2 weeks. Then participants cross-over to wear garment with torso weights for 2-4 hours daily for 2 weeks.

Participants wear the Fitbit Flex throughout.
Urządzenie: Torso Weights
Following assessment of an individual's directional instability, small weights are applied to a vest-like garment to correct balance loss.
Inne nazwy:
  • WT
Urządzenie: Sham Weights
Following assessment of an individual's directional instability, small weights are applied to a vest-like garment to correct balance loss. The garment is then taken by another investigator and the actual weights are replaced with sham weights.
Inne nazwy:
  • Południowy zachód
Urządzenie: Fitbit Flex
Potential effect on participants' physical activity to see their own step count using this wrist-worn remote monitoring device.
Inne nazwy:
  • remote activity monitoring device

Co mierzy badanie?

Podstawowe miary wyniku

Miara wyniku
Opis środka
Ramy czasowe
Steps Per Day
Ramy czasowe: up to 8 weeks
Continuous activity data collection via commercially-available remote monitoring device and stored on server.
up to 8 weeks

Miary wyników drugorzędnych

Miara wyniku
Opis środka
Ramy czasowe
Sensory Organization Test
Ramy czasowe: change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
balance tested during 6 conditions on Neuro-com forceplate and surround and reported as a composite score (across the six conditions), 0-100, with higher scores indicating better balance; measure reported reflects change in the composite score from the visit that initiates Torso-weighting (TW) or sham weights (SW) to the visit that concludes daily wearing of TW or SW
change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
Gait Velocity
Ramy czasowe: change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
As measured using instrumented gait mat.
change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
Movement Ability Measure, Computer Adaptive Test Version (MAM-CAT)
Ramy czasowe: change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
Online self-report of perceived current movement ability and preferred movement ability. The scores are reported in standardized logits, 0-6, where 6 is competitive level athletic movement. The reported values are the average change in current movement ability from initiation of daily wear to after 2 weeks of daily wear of TW or SW.
change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale
Ramy czasowe: change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
Self-report measure of perception of confidence under various balance challenges on a scale of 0-100 with 100 being fully confident that the individual can perform the listed balance challenge without falling. Data reported reflect the difference in scores from initiation to the 2-week point after initiation of TW or SW.
change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale 29
Ramy czasowe: change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
Self-report measure of the impact of MS on activities and participation. The scale is reported in a physical and psychological subscale, with higher numbers (out of 100) indicating worse impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) on function. Data are reported as change from initiation of TW or SW to end of 2 weeks of daily wear.
change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale 12
Ramy czasowe: change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
Self-report measure of the effect of MS on walking ability. Larger numbers out of 100 mean that MS limits walking much more. Data are reported as change in score from initiation of TW or SW to the visit after 2 weeks of daily wear of TW or SW.
change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
Six-Minute Walk Test
Ramy czasowe: change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
distance participant walks in 6 minutes. Larger numbers indicate more distance covered. Data reported are the change in distance walked from initiation of TW or SW to after 2 weeks of daily wear.
change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
Stride Length
Ramy czasowe: change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
As measured using instrumented gait mat.
change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
Percent of Gait Cycle in Single Limb Support
Ramy czasowe: change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
As measured in percent (e.g., 0.35) of gait cycle spent on one limb using instrumented gait mat.
change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
Step Width
Ramy czasowe: change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
As measured using instrumented gait mat.
change from initiation to 2-weeks after initiation of daily wearing of TW or SW
Electromyography to Assess Muscle Activation
Ramy czasowe: Week 4, Week 6, Week 8
Recording of muscle activation during quiet and perturbed standing before and after intervention at weeks 4, 6, and 8. Average values with and without weighting during each visit.
Week 4, Week 6, Week 8
Number of Falls Recorded in 2 Weeks of Wear Time.
Ramy czasowe: count of number of falls recorded at the end of two weeks of wearing TW or SW
Daily log manually recorded by participant for the 2 weeks of wear time. This is a descriptive measure recording the total count (number) of falls per arm.
count of number of falls recorded at the end of two weeks of wearing TW or SW

Współpracownicy i badacze

Tutaj znajdziesz osoby i organizacje zaangażowane w to badanie.

Sponsor

San Francisco State University

Współpracownicy

Samuel Merritt University

Śledczy

  • Główny śledczy: Diane Allen, PhD, San Francisco State University

Daty zapisu na studia

Daty te śledzą postęp w przesyłaniu rekordów badań i podsumowań wyników do ClinicalTrials.gov. Zapisy badań i zgłoszone wyniki są przeglądane przez National Library of Medicine (NLM), aby upewnić się, że spełniają określone standardy kontroli jakości, zanim zostaną opublikowane na publicznej stronie internetowej.

Główne daty studiów

Rozpoczęcie studiów

1 listopada 2015

Zakończenie podstawowe (Rzeczywisty)

1 maja 2016

Ukończenie studiów (Rzeczywisty)

1 czerwca 2016

Daty rejestracji na studia

Pierwszy przesłany

7 października 2015

Pierwszy przesłany, który spełnia kryteria kontroli jakości

18 kwietnia 2016

Pierwszy wysłany (Oszacować)

19 kwietnia 2016

Aktualizacje rekordów badań

Ostatnia wysłana aktualizacja (Rzeczywisty)

6 listopada 2018

Ostatnia przesłana aktualizacja, która spełniała kryteria kontroli jakości

9 października 2018

Ostatnia weryfikacja

1 października 2018

Więcej informacji

Terminy związane z tym badaniem

Słowa kluczowe

Dodatkowe istotne warunki MeSH

Inne numery identyfikacyjne badania

  • X15-48a

Te informacje zostały pobrane bezpośrednio ze strony internetowej clinicaltrials.gov bez żadnych zmian. Jeśli chcesz zmienić, usunąć lub zaktualizować dane swojego badania, skontaktuj się z register@clinicaltrials.gov. Gdy tylko zmiana zostanie wprowadzona na stronie clinicaltrials.gov, zostanie ona automatycznie zaktualizowana również na naszej stronie internetowej .

Subskrybuj