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functional MRI study to evaluate improvement of hand performance after combined motor exercise and aminopiridine assumptio

Conditions
Patients with MS, without relevant medical conditions, with right upper limb impairment assessed by a hand dexterity test will be included.Patients will be in a non-active phase of the disease and under a stable pharmacological treatment.They will not be included if they have received physiotherapy in the previous few months. Healthy volunteers will be recruited if they have no relevant medical condition and no contraindication to perform a MRI scan.
MedDRA version: 14.1Level: LLTClassification code 10028053Term: MSSystem Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders
Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Registration Number
EUCTR2012-000287-17-IT
Lead Sponsor
FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Right handed Multiple Sclerosis patients without relapses in the previous year and, if under pharmacological treatment, with a stable dose regimen for at least 3 months. Patients will be included if they present with a right hand dexterity impairment (average of 2 performances in 9-hole peg test: >30 seconds).
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range: 0
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 100
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

Rehab in the previous 6 months; significant cognitive deficit that may prevent engagement in the study; contraindications to MRI scan; allergy to the drug or the eccipients; any relevant pathology that contraindicate drug intake.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
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