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Influence of Exercise on the Mobility and Balance of Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis

NCT02524483 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2023-09-05

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Summary

Outcomes from the investigators' recent investigation suggested that a high dosage of challenging physical therapy exercises can result in clinically improvements in the postural balance and walking speed of individuals with MS.

This investigation will evaluate mobility and postural balance improvements in individuals with MS who participate in a therapeutic protocol consisting of activity based exercises, and in individuals with MS that participate in challenging physical therapy protocol.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Therapeutic Challenge Program

The Therapeutic Challenge Program will consist of a 5 minute warm-up, 20 minutes of challenging balance training, and 20 minutes of challenging treadmill and overground walking.

BEHAVIORAL

Therapeutic Exercise Program

The Therapeutic Exercise Program will consist of 15 minutes of strength training and flexibility exercises, 15 minutes of balance exercises, and 15 minutes of treadmill walking.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Nebraska

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Max J Kurz, PhD · University of Nebraska

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-10-01
Primary Completion
2015-06-01
Completion
2015-06-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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