Actively Recruiting
Effects of a Supervised Rehabilitation Program on Disease Severity in Spastic Ataxias
Led by Laval University · Updated on 2026-02-18
84
Participants Needed
5
Research Sites
160 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
L
Laval University
Lead Sponsor
M
McGill University
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Spastic ataxias are a group of diseases causing symptoms such as walking difficulties and balance impairments that lead to a high risk of falls. No pharmacological treatments exist to treat these diseases. Unfortunately, little effort is made to develop non-pharmacological treatments specific to spastic ataxias despite the detrimental impact of the disease on several aspects of an individual's life and the high cost of falls for society each year. The three objectives of this project are: 1) to determine the effect of a 12-week rehabilitation program on disease severity as compared with usual care for individuals with spastic ataxias; 2) to identify which factors can help (or not) the implementation of the program in the clinical settings ("reel world"); and 3) to explore the cost-benefits of IMPACT \[rehabIlitation prograM for sPAstiC aTaxias\]. The team has developed the program to specifically target symptoms present in these patients and was previously pilot-tested. Based on the results obtained in this pilot project, positive effects are expected concerning the disease severity of participants. The investigators want, with this project, provide to health care professionals an option to offer better-suited services to people living with spastic ataxia worldwide.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effects of a Supervised Rehabilitation Program on Disease Severity in Spastic Ataxias
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Have a confirmed genetic diagnosis of ARSACS or SPG7
- Be able to maintain standing position and to transfer
- Be authorized by their treating neurologist
- Speak French or English
- Be able to give informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Currently participating in a rehabilitation program (self-reported)
- Have another condition causing physical limitations
- Feel uncomfortable in a swimming pool
- Are pregnant
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 5 locations
1
CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale, Hôpital de Baie-Saint-Paul
Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada, G3Z 0K3
Not Yet Recruiting
2
CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale, Hôpital de La Malbaie
La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, G5A 1T1
Not Yet Recruiting
3
CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, installation Centre de réadaptation Lucie-Bruneau
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2H 2N8
Actively Recruiting
4
CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale, installation IRDPQ
Québec, Quebec, Canada, G1M 2S8
Actively Recruiting
5
Clinique des maladies neuromusculaires du Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, installation Hôpital Jonquière
Saguenay, Quebec, Canada, G7X 7X2
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
E
Elise Duchesne, Ph D.
CONTACT
A
Andrée Hardy
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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