Eccentric Exercise and Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis
The Effect of Lower Extremity Eccentric Resistance Training on Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 18 Years to 75 Years
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not stated
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
- Time periods mentioned: 2 weeks
Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.
Show the study's own words
- "Participants will be asked to come for two sessions for two weeks."
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
The goal of this observational study is to compare the impact of eccentric resistance training to traditional resistance training on fatigue in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). The primary question this study is asking is the following: is eccentric resistance training more fatiguing than traditional resistance training in persons with MS?. Participants will be asked to come for two sessions for two weeks. In the first week, subjects will undergo a bout of either traditional or eccentric resistance training. The next day they will return to assess their level of fatigue. The following week the subject will return and undergo whatever type of training they did not experience the first week, and it's effects on fatigue will again be assessed. The difference between the subjects level of fatigue for either condition will be compared.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Definitive diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. * Ability to walk for 6 minutes continuously with or without assistive device * Ability read, understand and sign and informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of recent exacerbation in the last 2 months prior to starting the study * Orthopedic, cardiopulmonary, or non -MS neurologic condition that could interfere with carrying out the study protocol
Study sites (1)
NY
- Hunter College, Physical Therapy Department, City University of New York · New York, NY 10010Herbert Karpatkin, DSc · Study contact · 212-396-7115 · hkarpatk@hunter.cuny.eduMore trials in New York