Clinical trial NCT06486116: Effectiveness of Task Specific Home Exercise Program
Official title: Effectiveness of Task Specific Home Exercise Program
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis
Lead sponsor: New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-07-03
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of 2 different types of Home Exercise Programs (HEP) on mobility in persons with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Specifically, we will be comparing the Standard of Care (SOC) a program based on aerobic conditioning and calisthenics to a Task Specific Program (TSP).

Primary Question: Will persons with who receive a Task Specific HEP have greater improvement in mobility than those who receive the SOC? Secondary question: Will a task specific HEP be as well tolerated as the SOC HEP by persons with MS

Detailed description: Persons with MS have been shown to benefit from exercise to address the symptoms of their disease. Exercise programs are customarily given by Physical Therapists (PT) in either an inpatient or outpatient setting. Outpatient PT is typically augmented with a Home exercise Program (HEP) which is meant to enhance the work that is done directly with the PT. Since the amount of exercise done at home is often greater than what is done with the PT, the HEP is of great importance.

However, the types of exercise that are the most useful for useful for persons with MS has not been established. Previous research has shown that due to the unique ways in which MS can affect the nervous system, exercise programs that may be appropriate for persons without MS may not be ideal for those that have the disease

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Definitive diagnosis of Multiple sclerosis

* Ability to walk for at least 30 seconds unassisted with or without assistive device
* Ability to read, comprehend and sign an informed consent
* Is able to attend a 2 outpatient evaluation sessions 6 weeks apart
* Between the ages of 18 and 75

Exclusion Criteria:

* Evidence of recent MS exacerbation

  * Any orthopedic, cardiopulmonary, or non- MS neurologic condition that prohibits participation in a Physical therapy program
  * Be currently receiving outpatient physical therapy

Primary outcomes:
measure: 6 Minute Walk Test
timeFrame: Measured before and after each 4 weeks
measure: The Functional Gait Assessment
timeFrame: Measured before and after each 4 weeks
measure: The Mini Balance Evaluation Systems Test (MBEST)
timeFrame: Measured before and after each 4 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Brooklyn
country: United States
facility: New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
state: New York
Study officials:
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