Home Exercise Telerehabiliation for MS

Shane.Chanpimol

Status: Completed

Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis

Treatments: Other: Standard treatment; Other: Telerehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT03655431

1846

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an individualized telerehabilitation program on mobility, fatigue, and quality of life for Veterans with MS. The secondary purpose was to assess adherence to exercise recommendations and overall satisfaction with the intervention.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of MS based on the McDonald criteria
• Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) of 3.0 - 6.5
• Cognitive ability (Montreal Cognitive Assessment score >23/30)
• Physician clearance for exercise participation
• Physical therapy referral

Exclusion criteria

• MS-related exacerbation within last 3 months
• Unstable cardiac or pulmonary disease
• Active substance abuse
• Uncontrolled seizures

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

Telerehabilitation

Experimental group

Description:

Physical therapists will develop an individualized program lasting 12 weeks depending on the needs of a given patient. Veterans will be seen 1 day/week via clinical video teleconferencing (CVT) for treatment. The rehabilitation protocol will last approximately 30 minutes with activities that are individualized to meet the participant's needs (range of motion, balance, strengthening, endurance, and functional activities). Patients assigned to telerehabilitation will utilize the VITAL rehab unit with Jintronix exercise package. Exercises, progression and rest periods will be administered and adjusted remotely by the physical therapist using a web-based clinical portal.

Treatment:

Other: Telerehabilitation

Other: Standard treatment