Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
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Lead
Catherine Siengsukon, PT, PhD
Age
21–80
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
diagnosis of relapsing remitting or secondary progressive MS
score 3-7 on the EDSS
score \< 55 on the Symbol Digit Modalities Test
score \> 5 on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
You may not be if
history of alcohol/drug abuse or nervous system disorder other than MS
severe physical, neurological, or sensory impairments that would interfere significantly with testing
developmental history of learning disability or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
relapse and/or corticosteroid use within four weeks of assessment
unable to give consent
uncorrected vision loss that would interfere significantly with testing
score less than 24 on MMSE
Acute ischemic cardiovascular event or coronary artery bypass surgery less than 3 months ago
Either unable to physically perform the exercise test using the recumbent stepper or demonstrate absolute indications for terminating exercise that follows the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) guidelines
Uncontrolled blood pressure with medication (BP \> 190/110mmHg)
