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Balance and Falls in Multiple Sclerosis

NCT02209467 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2015-10-29

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Summary

The study hypothesis is that for people with moderate to severe multiple sclerosis postural balance and walking improve and the risk of accidental falls are reduced after participating in a specific training intervention of 7 weeks. The hypothesis is also the the effect remain a further 7 weeks post training.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is disease affecting the central nervous system. Walking and postural balance are often affected early in the course of the disease. The risk of falls is large. Many persons with MS have decreased trunk stability compared to healthy persons . In an earlier study including people with mild to moderate MS we found that a period of core stability exercises reduced the risk of falls. In this study the training concept will be applied for persons with more severe walking limitations.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Group balance training

Group balance training 60 minutes 2 times per week plus 3-5 home exercises 2 times/week. Exercises focus om core stability in sitting, standing and lying.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Örebro County Council

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Anna Carling, MSc · Centre for Health Care Sciences, Örebro County Council

  • Anette Forsberg, PhD · Family Medicine Research Centre, Örebro County Council

  • Ylva Nilsagård, PhD · Centre for Health Care Sciences, Örebro County Council

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-03-31
Completion
2015-08-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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Diseases

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