Trekking Poles to Aid Multiple Sclerosis Gait Impairment
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 29
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Composite measures of walking
研究概览
简要总结
In this study, the investigators will examine a sample of persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) to determine whether their walking function and ability is different depending on which walking assistive device is used.
详细描述
In this study, the investigators will examine a sample of persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) to determine whether their walking function and ability is different depending on which walking assistive device is used. In addition, the investigators will examine the psychosocial impact and amount of fatigue induced by each assistive device. Data collection will consist of a series of assessments via survey and physical performance. The analyses will consist of appropriate comparisons of means to determine if the use of different assistive devices alters any of the outcomes.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Factorial
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 64 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Be 18-64 years old with a confirmed diagnosis of MS
- •Have perceived walking difficulty
- •Have an EDSS score of < 6, calculated by the physician
- •Ability to understand study procedures and to comply with them for the entire length of the study
排除标准
- •Have had a MS exacerbation in the prior 8 weeks
- •Have other serious medical conditions that would impair their ability to participate in gait performance testing (i.e. severe rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis)
- •If the physician deems a participant unsafe to go home with devices
- •Cannot communicate in English
- •Possess greater than a mild decrease in mentation (i.e. a score of >2 on the Mental Functions item of the FSS)
- •Inability or unwillingness of individual to give written informed consent
结局指标
主要结局
Composite measures of walking
时间窗: 1 year
Temporal and spatial parameters of gait/walking (measured with the GAITRite portable walkway system)
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Eric Gregory
Director of Research Compliance
Rowan University