NCT04006613

Effects of a Circuit Training on Balance in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis

Effects of a Circuit Training on Balance Management in a State of Fatigue in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of a circuit training rehabilitation program on the perceived impact of fatigue in daily life situations and on gait and balance. Half of the participants will follow the circuit training program, while the other half will follow usual care rehabilitation programs.

Detailed description

Approximately 80% of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis rates fatigue among the three most disabling symptoms. Aerobic, balance and strength training have already been proved effective in rehabilitation, especially for Persons with Multiple Sclerosis. Fifty-two Persons with Multiple Sclerosis will be randomly allocated to an experimental group or to a control group following usual care rehabilitation programs. Experimental group will follow a circuit training rehabilitation program which combines high intensity aerobic training with balance and strength training. The study aims to verify the effects of the circuit training program on fatigue and on balance in different contexts with respect to usual care rehabilitation programs and to investigate effects of rehabilitation on immunological markers.

Conditions

• Multiple Sclerosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Circuit Training	20 minutes of High Intensity Aerobic Training (HI) on treadmill: 2 minutes warm up + 4x 4 minutes HI+ 2 minutes of active recovery; 10 minutes of dynamic balance training; 10 minutes of functional strength training.
OTHER	Usual Care	Exercises aimed at improving mobility and balance

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-02-26
• Primary completion: 2025-05-01
• Completion: 2025-05-01
• First posted: 2019-07-05
• Last updated: 2025-07-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy