Helping hip weakness in people with multiple sclerosis
Part of Brain & nervous system, Immune system & allergy clinical trials.
This study tests a powered device worn on the waist that helps lift your thigh when you walk. If you have MS and hip flexor weakness, this device might make walking easier and less tiring, and the study will see if it helps.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 80 years old.
- You have a diagnosis of MS (any type: relapsing-remitting, primary progressive, or secondary progressive).
- You have weakness in the muscles that lift your thigh (hip flexors) — typically scored as 3 or less on a manual muscle test.
- You can walk at least 30 meters (about 30 steps) without needing to stop for rest or using physical support from another person.
- Your waist is between 26 and 48 inches, your height is between 5 feet and 6 feet 2 inches, and your weight is between 100 and 230 pounds.
- You have not regularly used a hip flexion brace in the past 6 months, and you don't have severe pain, deformity, spasticity, or other neurological conditions that could affect walking.
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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