Pilates may steady the steps of MS patients
NCT ID NCT06931522
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether mat and reformer Pilates can improve balance, walking, and postural control in people with multiple sclerosis. Thirty participants were split into mat Pilates, reformer Pilates, or a control group, training twice a week for eight weeks. Researchers measured muscle timing, sway, and walking patterns before and after the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pilates exercise (mat and reformer)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a safe, non-drug way to improve balance and walking in people with multiple sclerosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Exercise studies are hard to blind, and improvements may be modest.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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: * Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis by a specialist physician * Having a disability level between 0-4.5 according to the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) * Being between the ages of 18-65 * Not having had an attack in the last 3 months * Mini-Mental Test score \> 25 Exclusion Criteria: * Having another neurological disorder * Having orthopedic, cardiovascular, and pulmonary problems that may affect the research results * Having vision, hearing, and perception problems * Having a disease that may affect the immune system, such as infection, cancer
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gazi University
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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