Effectiveness of Task Specific Home Exercise Program
ConditionMultiple Sclerosis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorNew York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
About this trial
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
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Task Specific Physical Therapy Home Program
Treatment groups
30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov