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Behavioural Intervention

Motor Imagery for Balance Disorder

N/A
Recruiting
Led By Stefanie DiCarrado, DPT
Research Sponsored by Dominican University of New York
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up two weeks
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will research if using imagination instead of physical practice can help people with MS improve their balance and reduce fatigue. #MSResearch

Eligible Conditions
  • Balance Disorder
  • Motor Imagery
  • Fatigue
  • Falling.
  • Multiple Sclerosis

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~two weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and two weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Berg Balance Test
Secondary outcome measures
Activities-Specific Balance Confidence scale (ABC)
Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)
MS Impact Scale-29 (MSIS29)

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Motor ImageryExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will be given a single one on one in person instruction session and a home exercise program corresponding to their assigned group with instructions on using motor imagery to imagine themselves performing the balance task with which they struggled on the BBS. Motor imagery practice involves having the participant imagine themselves performing elements of the BBS without physically moving. The participants in this group will be guided through 1 session of motor imagery that will be recorded on their person phone for them to use as a home exercise program.
Group II: Standard of Care (physical practice)Active Control1 Intervention
Participants will be given a single one on one in person instruction session and a home exercise program corresponding to their assigned group with instructions on physical practice. The Standard of Care / Physical practice will include physically performing movements that closely or entirely mimic elements of the BBS. For example, if a subject struggles with the sit to stand portion of the BBS, they will physically practice sit to stand based on the treating physical therapist's clinical decision of appropriate task parameters and dosage. The individual subject's MS fatigue and their performance of the task will be taken into account when deciding dosage.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Dominican University of New YorkLead Sponsor
Stefanie DiCarrado, DPTPrincipal InvestigatorDominican University New York

Media Library

Motor Imagery (Behavioural Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05615207 — N/A
Balance Disorder Research Study Groups: Standard of Care (physical practice), Motor Imagery
Balance Disorder Clinical Trial 2023: Motor Imagery Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05615207 — N/A
Motor Imagery (Behavioural Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05615207 — N/A
Balance Disorder Patient Testimony for trial: Trial Name: NCT05615207 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are volunteers still being accepted for this trial?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this research initiative is not presently recruiting participants. Initially posted on November 21st 2022 and last updated on the 7th of November 2022, it has ceased seeking patients but 804 other studies are still actively enrolling individuals."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
New York
What site did they apply to?
Dominican University New York
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
How many prior treatments have patients received?
0
3+

Why did patients apply to this trial?

I am having a very hard time walking, and without a walker I am falling.
PatientReceived no prior treatments
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
The Effect of Motor Imagery on Balance in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis
Stefanie DiCarrado 2023. "The Effect of Motor Imagery on Balance in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05615207.
~4 spots leftby Apr 2025
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