NCT07504120Recruiting
The Effect of Remotely Delivered Pilates on Physical , and Psychological Outcomes in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis
Does Remotely Delivered Pilates Influence Physical and Psychological Outcomes in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis?
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Objectives Objective 1: To determine the effects of a 16-week remotely delivered Pilates intervention on walking endurance, walking speed, balance, fatigue, and pain compared to a waitlist control group in individuals with MS. Objective 2: To examine the impact of a 16-week remotely delivered Pilates intervention on depression \& anxiety, cognitive function, and QOL compared to a waitlist control group in individuals with MS. Aim Aim 1: To assess whether the 16-week remotely delivered Pilates intervention significantly improves walking endurance, walking speed, balance, fatigue, and pain compared to a waitlist control group in individuals with MS Aim 2: To investigate whether the 16-week remotely delivered Pilates intervention significantly improves depression \& anxiety, cognitive function, and QOL compared to a waitlist control group in individuals with MS. Hypothesis Hypothesis 1: The 16-week remotely delivered Pilates intervention will significantly improve walking endurance, walking speed, balance, fatigue, and pain compared to a waitlist control group in individuals with MS. Hypothesis 2: Participants receiving the 16-week remotely delivered Pilates intervention will demonstrate significantly greater improvements in depression \& anxiety, cognitive function, and QOL compared to a waitlist control group in individuals with MS.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 2 Oct 2025
- Start date
- 1 Nov 2025
- Primary completion date
- 1 Dec 2027
- Lead sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
- Diseases
- Multiple sclerosis
- NCT number
- NCT07504120
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 50
- From 1 Nov 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 Dec 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other
- Pregnant
- Elevated risk for strenuous or maximal exercise, defined as more than one "Yes" response on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) during screening
Who the study is looking for
- Age 18 years or older
- Self-reported diagnosis of multiple sclerosis by a neurologist
- Relapse-free for the past 30 days before screening
- Able to speak and read English as the primary language
- Access to the internet and e-mail,
- Ability to use Zoom, and willingness to complete testing sessions and questionnaires
- Ambulatory without an assistive device (for example, cane)
- Low to moderate disability, defined as a score of 0-4 on the Patient-Determined Disease Steps (PDDS)
- Insufficiently active, defined as a score \< 14 on the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire-Health Contribution Score (GLTEQ-HCS)
- Adequate visual ability and literacy to read materials printed in 14-point font
- Currently treated with a disease-modifying therapy
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Chicago Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Recruiting |
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