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Sponsor: University of Vermont
Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, MS
Interventions: Home-based balance training
This single-group pretest-posttest study aims to examine the feasibility domains in response to 12 weeks of home-based balance training in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). The feasibility domains include 1) process (e.g., recruitment, attendance, adherence rate), 2) resources (e.g., total monetary costs), 3) management (e.g., assessment time), and 4) scientific outcomes (adverse events, intervention acceptability, satisfaction, treatment effects). Moreover, this study aims to evaluate physical function (i.e., balance, mobility, dual-task ability), cognitive function (i.e., cognitive processing speed, verbal memory, visuospatial memory), real-world ambulation (i.e., gait speed, gait variability, gait quantity), and self-report questionnaires (fatigue, fear of falling, walking disability, dual-tasking difficulty). Our proposed intervention is expected to deliver a feasible and accessible exercise modality for balance and cognitive improvement in persons with multiple sclerosis.
Sex: ALL
Age: 18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers: No
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Inclusion Criteria: * Physician-diagnosed MS * Ages 18-75 years * Patient Determined Disease Steps (PDDS) scale score between 2-5 (i.e., gait disability-late cane) * Able to participate in exercise (i.e., one or fewer affirmatives on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q+)) * Have a webcam on a device at least the size of a full tablet (i.e., larger than a smartphone) * Have an exercise supporter (e.g., spouse or family member) who is willing to participate in the intervention * Not currently participating in any balance-related exercise program Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitively unable to read and sign informed consent form and follow verbally delivered screening assessment * Unable to communicate in English