Effects of Targeted Lower Extremity Joint Training on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Gait Abnormalities

Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital18 enrolled

Overview

This study is being done to test the possible benefits of task-specific focused ankle training using the Ankle-Bot on subjects with Multiple Sclerosis who have "foot-drop." The study also compares the effectiveness of task-specific focused ankle training using the Ankle-Bot with conventional focused ankle therapy in improving the gait of subjects with MS.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis

Interventions

Ankle-botDEVICE

The Ankle-bot is a piece of robotic therapy equipment for the ankle. In this study, it will be used to guide and assist the subject into ankle flexion, extension, inversion and eversion.

Conventional focused ankle therapyOTHER

Conventional focused ankle therapy will be performed by a physical therapist.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 25 YearsMax age: 65 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical Diagnosis of MS * EDSS level between 3.5 - 6.0 * Unilateral foot-drop * Able to ambulate 25 ft. with no more than a unilateral assistive device Exclusion Criteria: * Lower extremity injuries that limit range of motion or function * Unable to demonstrate an understanding of the process of the study and/or fully understand instructions in order to safely participate in the study and use study equipment * Unable to fit safely and properly into the Ankle-Bot device

Locations (1)

Mandell Center for Multiple Sclerosis at Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Gait Parameters

Time frame: Baseline, throughout study enrollment, and at 1 month and 3 month follow-up

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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