Status:
WITHDRAWN
Treadmill Training in Chronic MS: Efficacy and Cost-effectiveness
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Multiple Sclerosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine whether treadmill training is safe and beneficial in patients with walking difficulty because of multiple sclerosis.
Detailed Description
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, which can cause episodic, static or progressive disability. Frequently, MS causes weakness and spastic...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Chronic definite multiple sclerosis
- Visible paraparetic gait deficits
- EDSS 4 to 6.5
- Last 12 months of care in VHS
- Competent to provide consent and carry out study procedures
- Pass the Functional Mobility Entry Test
Exclusion
- Performing 20 minutes or more of aerobic exercise 3X per week
- Alcohol consumption over 2 oz liquor, 8 oz wine, 24 oz beer per day
- Cardiac history
- Significant medical history
- Significant neurological history
- Relapsing MS
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00334100
Start Date
April 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2014
Last Update
October 9 2014
Active Locations (1)
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VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201