Walking and thinking at the same time may reveal hidden MS balance issues
NCT ID NCT04090996
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether asking people with multiple sclerosis (MS) to do two things at once — like walking while thinking — can uncover balance problems that standard tests miss. Researchers studied 24 people with mild MS and low disability. The goal was to see if this dual-task approach could detect early signs of instability, which might help doctors start therapy sooner.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dual-task assessment (motor and cognitive tasks performed simultaneously)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to earlier detection of balance issues in MS, helping tailor therapy sooner.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study with only 24 participants. It does not test a treatment, so it cannot directly improve outcomes.
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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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24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * patient aged 18 to 65 years old; * relapsing-remitting MS (RR); * able to hold the station standing 180s without a device assistance; * Expanded Disability Status Scale \<4; * able to give informed consent to participate in this study ; * without any push in the 60 days before the participation in this study (to be clinically stable); * no change in the treatment of MS since at least 2 month. Exclusion Criteria: * acute illness other than MS during the past 60 days; * neurological and psychiatric diseases, except the SEP ; * orthopedic and rheumatological disorders that may affect the market ; * visual acuity \<7/10 for the best eye after correction visual; * patient undergoing psychiatric care;
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Neurologie
Limoges, France
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