Recruiting

Task Specific Training

Sponsor:

Hunter College of City University of New York

Code:

NCT06506929

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Task specific physical therapy

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to find effective physical therapy treatments for individuals who have severe multiple sclerosis. Physical therapy treatments for mild-to-moderate multiple sclerosis exists, however, very limited research has been done for physical therapy for severe multiple sclerosis (MS). In this study 10 participants diagnosed with severe MS will engage in 1-hour physical therapy sessions twice a week for 6 weeks to address limitations in standing, balancing, and bed mobility.

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis

Study ID

NCT06506929

Start date

Jul 10, 2024

Status verified date

Jul, 2024

Completion date

Jan, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2025

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. definitive diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
2. Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) of 7.0-8.0
3. Ability to read, understand , and sign an informed consent -

Exclusion Criteria:

1. evidence of MS exacerbation in the 4 weeks prior to starting the study
2. any orthopedic, cardiopulmonary, or non-MS neurologic symptoms that will interfere with their ability to participate in the study

Study Design

Enrollment

15 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Task specific Physical Therapy

Participants will received task specific physical therapy for 1 hour, twice a week for 6 weeks

Interventions

Task specific physical therapy

Physical Therapy based specifically on tasks that the participant os having difficulty with

Primary outcome measure

  • Multiple Sclerosis Physical Frailty Functional Assessment (MSPFFA) [ Time Frame: Will be administered twice, once at pre-intervention and once at post-intervention. The length of the intervention is 6 weeks. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Herbert Karpatkin, DSc

212-396-7115hkarpatkin@hunter.cuny.edu

Arita Winter

212-650-3053aw4338@hunter.cuny.edu

Locations

Hunter College, Physical Therapy Department, City University of New York

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10010

Contacts

Herbert Karpatkin, DSc

212-396-7115hkarpatk@hunter.cuny.edu

Arita Winter

212-650-3053aw4338@hunter.cuny.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Hunter College of City University of New York

Last update posted

Jul 19, 2024

Last verified

Jul, 2024

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Hunter College of City University of New York on 2024-07-19.