Task Specific Training for Advanced Multiple Sclerosis

Part of paid clinical trials in New York, New York.

Sponsor
Hunter College of City University of New York
Study ID
NCT06506929
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 75 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Task specific physical therapy — OTHER
    Physical Therapy based specifically on tasks that the participant os having difficulty with

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to find effective physical therapy treatments for individuals who have severe multiple sclerosis. Physical therapy treatments for mild-to-moderate multiple sclerosis exists, however, very limited research has been done for physical therapy for severe multiple sclerosis (MS). In this study 10 participants diagnosed with severe MS will engage in 1-hour physical therapy sessions twice a week for 6 weeks to address limitations in standing, balancing, and bed mobility.

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 10, 2024
Status verified
Jul 2024
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2025
Completion
Jan 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
15 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Task specific Physical Therapy
    Participants will received task specific physical therapy for 1 hour, twice a week for 6 weeks

Primary Outcome Measure

Multiple Sclerosis Physical Frailty Functional Assessment (MSPFFA) [ Time Frame: Will be administered twice, once at pre-intervention and once at post-intervention. The length of the intervention is 6 weeks. ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Hunter College, Physical Therapy Department, City University of New YorkNew YorkNew York10010
Herbert Karpatkin, DSc
[email protected]
212-396-7115
Arita Winter
[email protected]
212-650-3053

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