Balance REhabilitation With Modified Visual Input in Patients With acQuired Chronic Demyelinating Neuropathy and PROprioceptive Disorders

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

This research focuses on the effects of rehabilitation on balance, in patients with acquired chronic demyelinating neuropathy. Rehabilitation will be performed with or without vision. It is planned to include 40 subjects consulting for walking instability related to sensitivity disorders. This multicenter study will take place in Paris's area. Each participant will benefit from 20 rehabilitation sessions with a Physical Therapist and 3 assessments. Thanks to randomization, patient will be allocated in one of the 2 following groups: * Control group, Patients will benefit from balance rehabilitation with open eyes. * Experimental group, they will perform the same exercises while keeping their eyes closed or their vision will be obstructed by a mask or disturbed by moving luminous dots projected on the environment in darkness.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Patients with chronic demyelinating acquired neuropathy

• Age ≥ 18 years.

• Patients able to walk 20 meters without human assistance at least indoors with or without technical assistance.

• Patients with complaints such as discomfort, walking instability related to sensitivity disorders.

• Patients being clinically stable for at least 2 months, regardless of ongoing treatments.

• Patients who have provided consent.

Locations
Other Locations
France
Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation (MPR)
RECRUITING
Paris
Contact Information
Primary
Bénédicte PANIGOT GUERIN, PT
benedicte.panigot@aphp.fr
01.40.05.41.73
Backup
Alain YELNIK, MD, PhD
alain.yelnik@aphp.fr
01.40.05.42.05
Time Frame
Start Date: 2019-10-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-03-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 40
Treatments
Experimental: Experimental group
Balance rehabilitation with modified visual input:~In experimental group, patients with chronic acquired demyelinating neuropathy will benefit from 20 rehabilitation sessions with a Physical Therapist and 3 assessments.~They will perform balance training with modified visual input.
Active_comparator: control group
Balance rehabilitation with no modified visual input:~In control group, patients with chronic acquired demyelinating neuropathy will benefit from 20 rehabilitation sessions with a Physical Therapist and 3 assessments.~They will perform balance training with no modified visual input.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

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