Motor Learning of Fall Resistant Skills Through Slip and Trip Exposure in Multiple Sclerosis

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Conditions studied: Multiple Sclerosis (Relapsing Remitting)

In brief

The primary purpose of this interventional study is to examine the overall motor learning capacity from exposure to repeated perturbations among ambulatory people with multiple sclerosis (MS). This project will advance our understanding of learning new motor skills from exposure to external perturbations. If it is proven that people with MS can learn motor skills from perturbation training, the findings from this study will pave a theoretical foundation for applying perturbation training as a promising fall prevention intervention for people with MS.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06919900

Run by

Georgia State University

People needed

64

Starts

2026-04-06

Expected to finish

2028-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-17

Who can join

Age: 45 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinically confirmed multiple sclerosis
• At least 45 years old
• Able to walk independently at least 25 feet
• Able to stand independently for at least 30 seconds
• Patient Determined Disability Steps score between 0 and 4
• Free from pregnancy
• Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of 23 or higher

You may not qualify if…

• Previous experience with perturbation training
• T-score from the dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan of less than -2.5
• Coexisting psychiatric disorders or other neurological conditions, severe medical illness, or cardiovascular diseases
• Participants have had a relapse in the past 8 weeks

Where it is running

• Georgia State University Biomechanics Lab — Atlanta, Georgia, United States (enrolling)

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