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Pilates+4MS: Pilates Intervention for Multiple Sclerosis

NCT06300619 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2024-03-08

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the physical health benefits of seated Pilates in the multiple sclerosis (MS) population. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1) is it feasible to deliver a seated Pilates class for 12 weeks, twice weekly over Zoom in a group format among participants with mild, moderate, and severe multiple sclerosis? 2) what are the mobility, balance, and symptom benefits of a 12-week seated Pilates class? 3) Does incorporating hip and shoulder stabilization augment the benefits compared to a standard seated Pilates protocol? 4) Are there benefits to physical activity participation? Participants will be screened over the phone for eligibility criteria and then scheduled for in-person data collection. In person data collection will involve: 1) completing the Timed 25-Foot Walk a total of 4 times, 2) the Timed Up and Go a total of 4 times, 3) the Berg Balance Scale a total of 2 times, and 4) a set of 8 questionnaires about multiple sclerosis symptoms and impact, and physical activity behavior. Participants will receive a FitBit and then will be randomized into the Pilates only group or the Pilates+4-Quadrant stability group for the intervention. The intervention is 12 weeks long, both groups meet twice weekly on Zoom for 60 minutes with 1 of 2 instructors and other class participants (12 per group). They wear the FitBit for all 12 weeks and then return for testing to repeat testing items 1-4 above. Researchers will compare the functional outcomes between the Pilates only group and the Pilates+4-Quadrant Stability group to see if there are differences in mobility, balance and physical activity outcomes.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pilates+4

12 weeks of seated Pilates twice weekly. In weeks 1-3, participants receive training on hip and shoulder cuff activation. This occurs through active isometric pressure on the stabilizing limb (not the moving limb during a Pilates movement) for 3 seconds at 30% strength using the participants' own hand (e.g., pressure on the outside of the knee with knee pressing against hand) prior to engaging in each exercise. Following the first 3 weeks, participants in the Pilates+4 group engage in the same Pilates protocol as the comparator group, however, they receive 4-quadrant cues for hip and shoulder cuff activation as they learned in weeks 1-3.

BEHAVIORAL

Pilates

12 weeks of seated Pilates twice weekly. 18 exercises standard in Pilates instruction will be provided with standard Pilates cues (i.e., core activation, cuing the moving limb, breathing synchronization).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-04-05
Primary Completion
2022-08-25
Completion
2022-08-25

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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