Torso Weights and Leg Muscle Activity During Balance Tests in Multiple Sclerosis
Tests torso weights on leg muscle activity during balance in multiple sclerosis.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Effects of Torso Weighting on Muscle Activation During Balance Tests in Individuals With and Without Multiple Sclerosis
Key facts
- Where
- Saint Augustine, 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 18 and 75 years old?
Source: NCT06981013, who can take part
Where in United States
- University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesSaint Augustine, United StatesTaking people
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- 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
- University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
- Trial code
- NCT06981013
- Record updated
- 20 May 2025
- Original description
Rationale: The Balance-Based Torso-Weighting (BBTW) is a patented evaluation system that uses strategic placement of small or lightweight weights on the trunk to improve balance and stability. BBTW has been found to improve the upright mobility of people with multiple sclerosis, however the mechanism underlying the improvement of balance and gait is still unknown.1-2 Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the immediate effects of BBTW on muscle activation of tibialis anterior and gastrocsoleus and sway using electromyography and force plates during balance tests in people with MS and healthy controls?Read full original descriptionShow less
Effects of Balance-based Torso Weighting on Muscle Activation During Balance Tests in Individuals With and Without Multiple Sclerosis
Rationale: The Balance-Based Torso-Weighting (BBTW) is a patented evaluation system that uses strategic placement of small or lightweight weights on the trunk to improve balance and stability. BBTW has been found to improve the upright mobility of people with multiple sclerosis, however the mechanism underlying the improvement of balance and gait is still unknown.1-2 Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the immediate effects of BBTW on muscle activation of tibialis anterior and gastrocsoleus and sway using electromyography and force plates during balance tests in people with MS and healthy controls?
Inclusion: self-reported diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS); age 18 to 75 years old; able to communicate in English; able to provide informed consent; able to tolerate up to three hours of testing with rest breaks; able to walk 20 meters with or without assistive device and without resting (equivalent to Expanded Disability Status Scale of 6.5 or less); able to communicate in English; able to provide informed consent; physical criteria that matched each participant with MS which included age (within 7 years), height (within 12.7 cm [5 in]), mass (within 9.1 kg [20 lb]) and sex.
Exclusion: had a diagnosis of a concurrent neurological disorder (head injury, stroke, Parkinson's disease, etc.); exacerbation of MS within the past two months; reported pain that could be exacerbated by external perturbations during standing; Known diagnoses; current pain that could affect balance.