Recruiting
Early Phase 1

Aerobics Training

Sponsor:

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Code:

NCT01453868

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 20 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Non Impact Aerobics

Passive : lecture series

Study Details

Brief summary:

Standing Balance, with and without blindfold, will be measured on patients with Multiple Sclerosis using a Biodex Balance Scale.

A Twelve week intervention with one non impact aerobics group and one control group will be performed.

Standing balance will then be retested on all subjects and the results will be statistically compared.

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting

Study ID

NCT01453868

Start date

Oct, 2011

Status verified date

Oct, 2011

Completion date

Jun, 2012

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar, 2012

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 20 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients that were diagnosed by a neurologist with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.
  • EDSS scale between 1 and 6.
  • Patients that are able to travel to and from a 12 week program location.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients that were diagnosed by a neurologist with primary or secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.
  • EDSS scale above 6

Study Design

Enrollment

60 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Active non impact aerobics

This group will be performing a 12 week non impact aerobics program twice a week.

active comparator: Control group: Passive lecture series

The control group will also be measured for balance and then attend a 12 week lecture series with no exercise. They will then also be remeasured post lectures series

Interventions

Non Impact Aerobics

a 12 week, twice a week class in non impact aerobics

Passive : lecture series

a 12 week, once a week for one hour lecture series with no exercise. Topics will cover symptom management in Multiple Sclerosis

Primary outcome measure

  • Biodex Scale Balance score: Automated [ Time Frame: Change: baseline and 12 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Donovan Adendorf, DC

989-731 2948adendorf@msn.com

Donovan Adendorf

989-858 2345adendorf@msn.com

Locations

HealthZone Chiropractic Clinic

Recruiting

Gaylord, Michigan, United States, 49735

Contacts

Donovan Adendorf, DC

989-731-2948adendorf@msn.com

Donovan Adendorf, DC

989-732 1533adendorff@hotmail.com

Principal Investigator:

Donovan Adendorf, DC

More Information

Sponsor

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Last update posted

Oct 18, 2011

Last verified

Oct, 2011

Keywords

  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • non impact aerobics

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University on 2011-10-18.