Study the impact of rTMS on walking ability in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) induced spastic paraparesis and moderate walking disability.
Measure the impact of rTMS on overall disability level, walking endurance, quality of life parameters, and corroborate with EEG parameters of neural synchrony in patients with MS.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
60
Treatment with the rTMS or sham rTMS will be scheduled daily 5x per week for a total of 6 consecutive weeks followed, after a 6 week pause, by another treatment session of 6 weeks where all patients will receive active rTMS treatment
Clinique Neuro-Outaouais
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
RECRUITINGImprovement of T25FWT (Timed 25-Foot Walk Test)
The difference in the number of patients who achieved an improvement of 20% or more from their baseline T25FWT between those that received 6 weeks of sham rTMS and those that received 6 weeks of rTMS
Time frame: 18 weeks
6MWT (Six minute Walk Test)
Patients who achieve an improvement of 30 meters or more in their baseline six Minute Walk Test (6MWT)
Time frame: 12 weeks
MSQoL (Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life)
The change from baseline in MSQoL group mean scores between those that received 6 weeks of sham rTMS and those that received 6 weeks of rTMS
Time frame: 12 weeks
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