Testing slip and trip training to help people with MS avoid falls
Tests balance training with slips and trips in adults with relapsing multiple sclerosis.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Motor Learning of Fall Resistant Skills Through Slip and Trip Exposure in Multiple Sclerosis
Key facts
- Where
- Atlanta, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 45 and 89 years old?
Source: NCT06919900, who can take part
Where in United States
- Georgia State University Biomechanics LabAtlanta, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Georgia State University
- Trial code
- NCT06919900
- Record updated
- 17 June 2026
- Original description
The primary purpose of this interventional study is to examine the overall motor learning capacity from exposure to repeated perturbations among ambulatory people with multiple sclerosis (MS). This project will advance our understanding of learning new motor skills from exposure to external perturbations. If it is proven that people with MS can learn motor skills from perturbation training, the findings from this study will pave a theoretical foundation for applying perturbation training as a promising fall prevention intervention for people with MS.Read full original descriptionShow less
Motor Learning of Fall Resistant Skills Through Slip and Trip Exposure in Multiple Sclerosis
The primary purpose of this interventional study is to examine the overall motor learning capacity from exposure to repeated perturbations among ambulatory people with multiple sclerosis (MS). This project will advance our understanding of learning new motor skills from exposure to external perturbations. If it is proven that people with MS can learn motor skills from perturbation training, the findings from this study will pave a theoretical foundation for applying perturbation training as a promising fall prevention intervention for people with MS.
Inclusion: Clinically confirmed multiple sclerosis; At least 45 years old; Able to walk independently at least 25 feet; Able to stand independently for at least 30 seconds; Patient Determined Disability Steps score between 0 and 4; Free from pregnancy; Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of 23 or higher.
Exclusion: Previous experience with perturbation training; Coexisting psychiatric disorders or other neurological conditions, severe medical illness, or cardiovascular diseases; T-score from the dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan of less than -2.5; Participants have had a relapse in the past 8 weeks.