NCT05270239

Function Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Assess Two Therapeutic Strategies in Multiple Sclerosis (NeuroRehEM).

Neurorehabilitation and Functional Recovery in Multiple Sclerosis: Assessing Two Therapeutic Strategies Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 94 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universitat Jaume I · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that causes cognitive and motor disabilities and contributes to decrease patients life quality. Previous results described that there are some MS patients that showed (at least in some phases of the disease) neuroplasticity processes that are able to compensate some cognitive deficits. Moreover, neuroplasticity processes seem to be limited and related to the degree of gray matter atrophy (patients with less atrophy show grater neuroplasticity than those with higher atrophy level). The aims of this project are: 1. to study behavioral changes (post-training) induced by two different rehabilitation programs: a)cognitive training focused on exclusively enhancing working memory and b) aerobic + cognitive training aimed to enhance attention, working memory processes and motor capabilities using a virtual reality game. 2. to study neuroplasticity changes (post-training functional connectivity changes) induced by these rehabilitation programs 3. to observe the role of the atrophy in brain neuroplasticity processes. Neuropathological status and neuroplasticity processes (studied using neuroimaging tools) as well as cognitive performance using neuropsychological tools will be assessed in a group of MS patients (with different phenotypes) at two different time points: before any training (S1) and after 10 days of training (S2). This project will be financed by the Ministerio de ciencia, innovación y universidades of the Spanish government and also have been approved by the Ethical committee of Universitat Jaume I.

Conditions

• Multiple Sclerosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	N-back Cognitive Training	N-back task mainly trains working memory and information processing speed. This training lasts 10 days (1 hour per day).
BEHAVIORAL	Virtual Reality Motor and Cognitive Training	Virtual Reality "Ball Task" mainly trains inhibitory control, attention, working memory and motor functions. This training lasts 10 days (30 minutes per day)

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-27
• Primary completion: 2023-07-31
• Completion: 2023-07-31
• First posted: 2022-03-08
• Last updated: 2024-07-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain