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Project FARMS: Fall Risk Reduction in Multiple Sclerosis

NCT01837017 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2014-11-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Over half of persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) report falling over a 6-month period and a majority of those who fall require medical attention for injuries. Importantly, balance dysfunction, muscle weakness, and spasticity are modifiable risk factors for falls among community-dwelling older adults and likely persons with MS. Indeed, there is evidence that these physiological risk factors can be minimized with exercise training in persons with MS and this might translate into a decrease in fall risk as documented in community-dwelling older adults.

The investigation will examine the effectiveness of a home-based exercise program that is designed to reduce fall risk by targeting specific fall risk factors including balance dysfunction and two of its latent causes, muscle weakness and spasticity in persons with multiple sclerosis. It is predicted that persons who receive home-based exercise program will have a reduction in fall risk.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Home-based Exercise

This is a control group with no intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jacob Sosnoff, PhD · University of Illinois at UC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2013-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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