High Intensity Interval Gait Training in Multiple Sclerosis

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Multiple Sclerosis

In brief

Over 90% of persons with MS (pwMS) complain of difficulty with walking. High intensity interval gait training (HIIGT), where persons alternate brief periods of walking at high speeds with periods of rest has been found to improve walking in other neurologic diagnoses. However its impact on pwMS is not known. Most gait training in MS is done continuously at a slower pace. The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of HIIGT to traditional Moderate Intensity Continuous Gait Training (MICGT) in pwMS.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05560880

Run by

Hunter College of City University of New York

People needed

30

Starts

2022-09-01

Expected to finish

2023-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2022-10-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Persons diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.
• The ability to walk for 6 minutes continuously with or without assistive device.
• The ability to read, understand and sign a consent form so that they are able to understand the study we are doing
• Above the age of 18

You may not qualify if…

• Any cardiopulmonary, orthopedic, or non-MS neurologic disease as we are only examining the effects of MS and need to rule out the impact of other conditions
• Report of a recent exacerbation. Rationale: the impact of the rationale can interfere with the impact of the independent variables

Where it is running

• Hunter College — New York, New York, United States (enrolling)

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