Can a home computer program boost memory and walking in MS?
NCT ID NCT05355389
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a home-based program combining computer brain games with physical exercises can improve thinking and walking in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Ninety adults with MS will be randomly assigned to different training groups. The goal is to see if the combined approach works better than brain training or exercise alone, and to understand how any improvements happen in the brain.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cognitive and motor training program (RehaCom software plus physical exercises)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a convenient home-based way to improve memory and walking in people with MS.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small early-stage trial (90 people) testing a non-drug approach, so results may not be dramatic or apply to everyone. The training requires consistent effort at home.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Clinically definite multiple sclerosis (revised McDonald criteria 2017) * Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) below 6.0 * Digit span backwards z-score between \[-3 and -0.5\] standard deviations below the median of the normative values * Age between 18 and 65 * Able to safely perform motor rehabilitation in the home situation (assessed by rehabilitation physician and/or occupational or physiotherapist) Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive rehabilitation within six months before inclusion * Inpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation program within three months before inclusion or planned inpatient program during trial * Start of or switch in immunomodulator treatment within three months before inclusion * Less than one month post-exacerbation * Major psychiatric or medical disorder that could influence cognitive functions * Combined vision with optimal correction below 0.6 on Snellen Visual Acuity Test * Unable or unwilling to undergo EEG or MRI * Refusing informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National MS Center Melsbroek
RECRUITINGMelsbroek, Belgium
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
RECRUITINGBrussels, Belgium
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