Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
Keep this study
Lead
Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital
With
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Age
18–65
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Confirmed clinical diagnosis of MS
Cognitively able to understand directions and complete protocol (score of 22 or greater on MMSE)
Signed Consent form approved by the Saint Francis Institutional Review Board
18-65 years of age
PDDS score of 3 to 5 during the past 12 months
Completion of the 6 minute walk test
Speaks English (in order to safely complete intervention)
You may not be if
Unwilling or unable to complete assessments and intervention
Current participation in physical therapy
Major changes in exercise habits in the past three months
Has had a relapse, acute Solumedrol treatment, or Acthar treatment in the past two months
Requires constant bilateral assistance (canes or crutches) for ambulation and/or cannot walk at least 100 meters without resting
Current self-reported medical history of unstable angina, uncontrolled cardiac dysrhythmias causing symptoms, symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, uncontrolled symptomatic heart failure, acute pulmonary embolus or pulmonary infarction, history of DVT, acute myocarditis or pericarditis, acute systemic infection, uncontrolled hypertension, and uncontrolled diabetes \[11\]
Participants that cannot adhere to the protocol, have an abnormal response to exercise, or is determined to be unsafe may be withdrawn at the discretion of the Principal Investigator
