TRAIN-BW: Backward Walking Training in Multiple Sclerosis

Who is this study for? Patients with Multiple Sclerosis, Fatigue, Neurologic Gait Disorders
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience in impairments in mobility and cognition that increase the risk for accidental falls. More than 50% of individuals with MS experience injurious falls within a 6-month period. Current interventions to improve fall risk have focused on forward walking (FW) and balance training, resulting in small declines in the relative risk for falls with a large degree of variability. Interestingly, motor differences between MS and healthy controls are more pronounced in backward walking (BW), yet no studies have investigated BW training as an intervention to reduce fall risk in persons with MS. This study will investigate the feasibility, acceptability and impact of BW training compared to forward walking training on motor function and fall risk in persons with MS.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Diagnosis of MS

• PDDS \<6, indicating ability to ambulate with or without an assistive device \>/= 50% of the time

• Self-reported walking dysfunction as evidenced by a score of \>/= 30 on MSWS-12 OR reports of 2 or more falls in the prior 6 months, indicating a frequent faller.

Locations
United States
Michigan
Wayne State University
RECRUITING
Detroit
Contact Information
Primary
Nora Fritz, PhD
nnlwsu@gmail.com
313-577-3495
Time Frame
Start Date: 2020-01-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-02-28
Participants
Target number of participants: 90
Treatments
Experimental: TRAIN-BW
1x/week for 8 weeks + home exercise program
Active_comparator: TRAIN-FW
1x/week for 8 weeks + home exercise program
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Wayne State University

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