Can Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Improve Ambulation and Fatigue Resistance in People With MS?
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In this project the investigators will be using non-invasive brain stimulation on people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) to improve leg muscle function. Two groups of participants will be recruited. One group will perform strength testing with and without the brain stimulation. The second group of participants will perform a fatigue task, pulling against a wire at a low level of force, with and without the brain stimulation. This type of brain stimulation has been shown to transiently improve strength and fatigue measures in other populations, e.g. aged, Parkinson's, and improve cognitive abilities in people with multiple sclerosis. It is the investigator's hope that the increases in performance seen in other patient groups will also occur in people with multiple sclerosis. Future investigations will look to apply the non-invasive brain stimulation technique during physical rehabilitation to improve short and long term outcomes related to physical function.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02987621
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 14 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 30 Years to 60 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 31, 2016
- Primary completion
- May 31, 2018
- Completion
- May 31, 2018
- Last update posted
- Jul 29, 2020
2016 – 2018
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Exercise Science | Fort Collins | Colorado | 80523 | — |
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