Blood flow restriction training for veterans with multiple sclerosis
Part of Brain & nervous system, Immune system & allergy clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a special exercise method that briefly limits blood flow to the legs can improve strength and walking ability in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). If you have walking limitations, it may help you build fitness with less heavy resistance training—but you must be able to safely use a pressure cuff during testing.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a confirmed diagnosis of MS
- You are 18 to 75 years old
- Your walking ability matches MS disability levels 4 to 7 (you need a cane/crutch/walker or mainly use a wheelchair)
- You can sit in a wheelchair for at least one hour
- You must not have certain clot/blood-vessel conditions or easy bruising
- Your blood pressure and leg muscle stiffness must be within safe limits, and you must be able to do the leg exercises during testing
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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