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Locomotor Training in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis
NCT00607126 · University of California, Los Angeles · Updated 15 Aug 2016
- What is being tested
- Lokomat; resistive training
- For
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Kind of study
- Tests a treatment or device on volunteers. Phase 1 and Phase 2.
- Who can join
- Ages 18 years to 65 years. About 38 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
- Where
- United States
- When
- Starts or started July 2006, ends Aug 2009. Registered 5 Feb 2008.
- Results
- Posted on the registry on 15 Aug 2016.
In the researchers' words
Locomotor training is a new exercise modality that emphasizes task specificity to promote learning and neural plasticity. It has been reported to improve walking in patients with stroke, spinal cord injury and cerebral palsy. In this study, 40 patients with impaired ambulation due to Multiple Sclerosis will be randomized to receive 36 sessions of either locomotor training or an standard resistive exercise intervention.The locomotor training will be accomplished via a robotic device, the Lokomat, which will move the patient's legs on a treadmill while they are suspended in a harness.
Sites
- UCLALos Angeles, California, United States