8-Week aerobic program boosts walking and hand function in MS patients
NCT ID NCT07325019
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether 8 weeks of aerobic exercise can improve movement and daily function in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). 30 adults with MS were randomly placed into an exercise group or a control group. The exercise group showed significant improvements in walking distance, hand dexterity, and mobility compared to the control group. The goal was to ease symptoms and improve quality of life, not to cure the disease.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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20 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Having a definite diagnosis of MS according to McDonald criteria, * Being aged between 20 and 50, * Having a Standardised Mini Mental Test (SMMT) score of ≥24, * Having an Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score between 0 and 4.0, * Having no other serious health problems that would prevent exercise, * Having had no change in medication in the last 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: * Having experienced an MS relapse within the last 6 months, * Having an orthopaedic or systemic problem that would prevent participation in the exercises, * Having another known neuromuscular disorder besides MS, * Having received immunomodulatory treatment within the last 6 months, * Having a cardiopulmonary disorder that could prevent participation in the exercise, * Being pregnant or breastfeeding. Criteria for exclusion from the study: * Failure to attend three consecutive sessions of the exercise programme * Change in ongoing pharmacological treatment or discontinuation of pharmacological treatment * Development of a history of MS attacks or deterioration in health status
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lokman Hekim University
Ankara, 06000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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