Brain-Boosting workouts: new hope for MS patients?
NCT ID NCT07507084
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether exercise paired with simple mental tasks (like counting backwards) can improve walking, balance, and thinking in people with multiple sclerosis. Forty adults with MS will do supervised workouts twice a week for 8 weeks. The goal is to find better rehab strategies to make daily activities easier.
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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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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis according to the revised McDonald criteria * Aged between 20 and 60 years * Ability to understand and follow simple instructions * Ability to stand and walk independently or with an assistive device * Ability to speak and understand Turkish * Score of ≥21 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) * Willingness to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * MS relapse within the last 30 days * Presence of any other neurological disease besides Multiple Sclerosis * Any musculoskeletal condition that may affect walking or balance * History of uncontrolled cardiorespiratory conditions within the last 3 months (e.g., hypertension, arrhythmia, tachycardia, or acute cardiopulmonary events) * Severe visual or hearing impairment
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Sağlıklı Yaşam Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi
RECRUITINGKütahya, Merkez, 43000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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