Testing rehabilitation to reduce fear of falling in people with muscular dystrophy
Tests motor rehabilitation, with or without talk therapy, for fear of falling in muscular dystrophy.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Fear of Falling in Muscular Dystrophy
Key facts
- Where
- Verona, ItalySee 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 16 and 65 years old?
Source: NCT07129954, who can take part
Where in Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona - UOC di NeuroriabilitazioneVerona, ItalyTaking 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
- Universita di Verona
- Trial code
- NCT07129954
- Record updated
- 19 August 2025
- Original description
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Fear of Falling in Muscular Dystrophy: Investigation of the Phenomenon and a Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Approach to Treat it
Primary objectives
WP1: Evaluate the prevalence of FOF in the study population and how this varies over time. Evaluate whether there are relationships between the variables investigated (clinical, motor, cognitive, psychological) and the presence of FOF.
WP2: To evaluate, among those who presented disabling FOF, the effects of two different therapeutic approaches: motor rehabilitation vs. motor rehabilitation plus cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy.
Secondary objectives
WP1: To evaluate whether different profiles defined by specific clinical, motor, cognitive, psychological, and personological characteristics can be characterized among patients with dystrophy and FOF and how these impact functionality, activity, participation, and quality of life.
WP2: Evaluate the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and a motor treatment on cognitive and psychological aspects, the frequency of falls, and the functional validity.
Inclusion: Diagnosis of muscular dystrophy: myotonic, facio-scapular-humeral, Becker, cingulate, Emery-Dreifuss, and distal; 16 to 65 years of age; Patients with residual walking capacity: functional ambulation category (FAC) at least equal to 1; MMSE corrected for age and education of 23,8 points; Specific Work Package 2 (WP2) inclusion criterion:; the persistence of Fear Of Falling at 3 months, identified as a score of at least 16 points at the Falls efficacy scale - International (FES-I).
Exclusion: Concurrent management in other rehabilitation centers or participation in other research projects; Failure to sign informed consent; The presence of factors that may lead to the assumption that it is a priori impossible to ensure adequate adherence to the proposed treatment; Language barrier.