Recruiting NCT06665607
Foot Muscles Training in Sclerosis
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Intrinsic Mucle Training.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Multiple Sclerosis, Muscle Weakness, Training Group, Sensitivity. Basic parameters: 18 years — 70 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Spain
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effects of Intrinsic Foot Muscles Training in Improving Stability in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Overview
The study tries to assess the efficacy of an 8-week IFM training programme on stability in patients diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis
Interventions
- Procedure Intrinsic Mucle Training
Conventional physiotherapy treatment and the intrinisc foot muscles strengthening program for 8 weeks.
Primary outcome measures
- Four Square Step Test (FSST): dynamic stability assessment test. [Time frame: Initial and after 8 weeks]
- Six Spot Step Test (SSST): test that quantitatively assesses lower limb function [Time frame: Initial and after 8 weeks]
- The Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Tecnhiques (FICSIT-4 test): Test of static balance [Time frame: 0-9 points. Initial and after 8 weeks]
- Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale (AsBC) [Time frame: Initial and after 8 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients with moderate neurological disability as scored by the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), ranging from 3.0 to 6.0
Exclusion criteria
- Cognitive disturbances that could affect the performance of any of the tests or questionnaires included in the study
- Diagnosis of visual or vestibular disorders that could affect patient stability
- Change in Multiple Sclerosis-specific medication in the 2 months prior to the start of the study
- Acute relapse in the 2 months prior to the start of the study
- Traumatologic or orthopaedic disorders that could negatively affect balance.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Triple blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Spain · 1 center
- Universidad de Valladolid — Valladolid
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06665607 · FOOT TRAINING-SCLEROSIS