Protective Stepping in People With MS

Part of paid clinical trials in Phoenix, Arizona.

Sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Study ID
NCT03551665
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
20 Years - 80 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Protective step training — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will undergo 2 weeks of training, in which they will be exposed to repeated slips on a treadmill. This approach is aimed at improving protective steps.

Study Details

Falls are common in Veterans with multiple sclerosis (MS), and current rehabilitation approaches to reduce falls are inadequate. Protective step training (in which a person is exposed to repeated "slips") is a promising tool to reduce falls in older adults. However, whether this approach is effective in people with MS is unknown. Investigating the effect of promising therapies, such as protective step training, will enhance our ability to treat Veterans with MS who are at risk for falls. Therefore, we will assess whether people with MS improve postural control and reduce falls through protective step training. we will also determine whether cognitive ability or brain structure can predict who will improve most. These data will inform clinical treatment strategies in people with MS at risk for falls.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 22, 2019
Status verified
Jun 2025
Primary completion
Jul 24, 2024
Completion
Aug 1, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
57 participants (actual)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Step training
    This group will undergo a baseline control period, as well as an intervention period. As such, they will serve as their own control subjects.

Primary Outcome Measure

Training-related Change in Margin of Stability [ Time Frame: Baseline and Post-test (immediately after the intervention) ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Phoenix VA Health Care System, Phoenix, AZPhoenixArizona85012-

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