Home Exercise Intervention in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis

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Conditions studied: Multiple Sclerosis

In brief

The objective of this study is to determine the effect of home-based, aerobic exercise training on subclinical atherosclerosis and mobility disability in persons with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Our central hypothesis is that aerobic exercise training reduces both subclinical atherosclerosis and mobility disability.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01824550

Run by

University of Illinois at Chicago

People needed

59

Starts

2012-11-13

Expected to finish

2018-09-07

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• physically inactive
• BMI<40
• 1st stage of MS (i.e., defined as EDSS score of 0 - 4.0)
• independently ambulatory (walking without an assistive device such as a cane or orthotic)
• relapse free in the past 30 days
• confirmed diagnosis of MS
• asymptomatic (i.e., no underlying clinically diagnosed cardiovascular disease)
• be on a stable disease modifying therapy
• physician approval for undertaking exercise testing and training

Where it is running

• University of Illinois at Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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