Home telerehab may keep MS balance gains going after hospital therapy
NCT ID NCT06699095
First seen Sep 01, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot trial tests whether people with multiple sclerosis can safely and satisfactorily use a telemedicine platform for balance rehabilitation at home. After completing intensive in-hospital rehabilitation, participants either follow a 12-week home telerehabilitation program or receive usual maintenance care. Researchers measure how many sessions are completed, any adverse events, and patient satisfaction with the system.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Telerehabilitation using a telemedicine platform for balance exercises at home
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a practical way for people with multiple sclerosis to continue balance training at home, potentially extending the benefits of intensive rehabilitation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The main focus is on feasibility and satisfaction, not on proving balance improvement.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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: * Expanded Disability Status Scale score between 3 and 6 * Sensory Organisation Test Equitest values indicating balance impairment Exclusion Criteria: * visual impairments * orthopedic impairments * inability to perform balance rehabilitation in stand up position
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Milan, MI, 20133, Italy
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IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Milan, MI, 20122, Italy
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IRCCS Santa Maria nascente - Fondazione Don Gnocchi
Milan, MI, 20148, Italy
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