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| Name | Class |
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| The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation | UNKNOWN |
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Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) is a music therapy technique that provides rhythmic auditory cues (like a beat) to help improve patients' movements, especially when walking.
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect on walking performance of a home based walking program (HBWP) with Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS), to that of a HBWP without RAS, or to RAS without walking exercise.
A second part of this study will assess the effects of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) on brain activity in patients with Multiple Sclerosis while performing mental imagery of walking.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking-Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation | Active Comparator | Walking daily with Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) based music for 4 weeks |
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| Walking- only | Active Comparator | Walking daily with no Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) based music for 4 weeks |
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| Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS)only | Active Comparator | Listening to based music only daily for 4 weeks |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) | Other | Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) is a music therapy technique that provides rhythmic auditory cues (like a beat) to help improve patients' movements, especially when walking. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Improved gait pattern on gait analysis | To compare the effect on gait pattern of a walking program with Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation, to that of a walking program without Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation, or Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation without walking exercise. | 8 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Improved walk time on the timed 25 foot walk test | To compare the effect on walking performance of a walking program with Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation, to that of a walking program without Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation, or Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation without walking exercise. | 8 weeks |
| Improved distance on the 2 minute walk test |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| To assess changes in cortical activation induced by Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation in Multiple Sclerosis patients performing mental imagery of walking. | Collect functional MRI images while performing guided imagery. | 8 weeks |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Francois A Bethoux, MD | The Cleveland Clinic | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute Mellen Center | Cleveland | Ohio | 44195 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 20643882 | Background | Conklyn D, Stough D, Novak E, Paczak S, Chemali K, Bethoux F. A home-based walking program using rhythmic auditory stimulation improves gait performance in patients with multiple sclerosis: a pilot study. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2010 Nov-Dec;24(9):835-42. doi: 10.1177/1545968310372139. Epub 2010 Jul 19. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009103 | Multiple Sclerosis |
| D051346 | Mobility Limitation |
| ID | Term |
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| D020278 | Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS |
| D020274 | Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D003711 | Demyelinating Diseases |
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To compare the effect on walking performance of a walking program with Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation, to that of a walking program without Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation, or Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation without walking exercise. |
| 8 weeks |
| D001327 | Autoimmune Diseases |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |