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Monitoring Intensity During Balance Training in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis

Monitoring Intensity During Balance Training in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis - a Randomized Feasibility Study

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 17 Sept 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Balance training is recommended to improve gait stability and mobility. However, there are currently no clearly defined methods for controlling the intensity (challenge) of balance training. This research project aims to determine whether balance training for individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS), individually tailored to the level of difficulty and exertion, is feasible and possible within an inpatient rehabilitation setting. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: either they will complete group training focusing on strength, endurance, and balance in addition to their regular therapy program, or they will receive individually tailored balance training. Both groups will undergo an initial assessment followed by seven training sessions, each lasting approximately 45-60 minutes. Before discharge, the initial assessments will be repeated. These assessments include completing questionnaires, performing gait tests, balance tests, and a short cognitive test. Interviews will also be conducted with patients and therapists. These are intended to help better assess the feasibility of the training and to gain more insight into the experiences with the training.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60 (estimated)
First submitted
1 Sept 2026
Start date
6 May 2026
Primary completion date
Dec 2027
Lead sponsor
Klinik Valens
NCT number
NCT07805850

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 60
  • From 6 May 2026 to the primary completion date, Dec 2027
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Fractures and/or other surgical interventions;

Other illness

  • Cognitive impairment indicated by a score of \<21 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA);
  • Presence of any other condition that would substantially influence balance;

Other

  • Severe osteoporosis;
  • Alcoholism;
  • Participation in another study;
  • Pregnancy.

Who the study is looking for

  • Patients with a definite MS diagnosis according to 2024 revised McDonald criteria;
  • Hold an Expanded disability status (EDSS) between 2.0-6.5;
  • An inpatient stay of at least three weeks at the ;
  • Aged 18 years and older;
  • Have sufficient knowledge of the German language (spoken and written).

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Rehabilitation Centre Valens
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ValensSwitzerlandRecruiting

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