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Multiple Sclerosis and Heavy Progressive Resistance Training

NCT00381576 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2008-08-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the present investigation is to determine whether MS patients can tolerate and benefit from heavy progressive resistance training. A second purpose is to determine both neural and muscle morphological adaptations to heavy progressive resistance training.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Resistance training

Intervention group: 12 weeks of resistance training for the lower extremity. Control group: No intervention - 12 weeks of normal daily living

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sonderborg Hospital

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • The Danish Multiple Sclerosis Society

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Aarhus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ulrik Dalgas, Ph.d. Stud. · Department of Sports Science, University of Aarhus

  • Thorsten Ingemann-Hansen, Professor · Department of Sports Science, University of Aarhus

  • Egon Stenager, MD · MS clinic, Department of Neurology, Sonderborg Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-11-30
Primary Completion
2008-03-31
Completion
2008-06-30

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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Diseases

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