Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Mobility in Multiple Sclerosis

NCT02152085 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 29

Last updated 2021-05-07

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the capacity of a 6-week treatment with neuromuscular electrical stimulation to improve walking in individuals whose mobility has been compromised by multiple sclerosis.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Narrow pulse

Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two study arms to receive a 6 week treatment of electrical stimulation that comprises narrow (0.4 ms) stimulus pulses.

DEVICE

Wide pulse

Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two study arms to receive a 6 week treatment of electrical stimulation that comprises wide (1 ms) stimulus pulses.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH
  • University of Colorado, Boulder

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Roger Enoka, PhD · University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Jeffrey Hebert, PhD, PT · University of Colorado, Denver

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-05-31
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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