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EXOPULSE Mollii Suit, Motor Function & Multiple Sclerosis (EXOSEP 2)

Sponsored by Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City

About this trial

Last updated 2 years ago

Study ID

EXOSEP2

Status

Recruiting

Type

Interventional

Phase

N/A

Placebo

No

Accepting

18-75 Years
18 to 75 Years
All
All

Not accepting

Not accepting
Healthy Volunteers

Trial Timing

Ended a year ago

What is this trial about?

The goal of this clinical trial is to demonstrate the improvement of motor functions related symptoms in patients with MS and spasticity using Exopulse Mollii suit stimulation in Multiple Sclerosis patients with spasticity. The main questions it aims to answer are: - to evaluate the short-term impact of EXOPULSE Mollii suit on balance in adult MS patients suffering from spasticity. - to assess the effects of EXOPULSE Mollii suit on mobility, upper and lower limbs muscle tone, pain, fatigue and quality of life. Participants will participate in: - One baseline visit for inclusion during which the patient will undergo the first session (active or sham) along with evaluations (before and after the session) - One visit after two weeks during which the patient will undergo the second session (active or sham) along with evaluations (before and after the session) - One visit after two weeks of the second stimulation condition; the patients will undergo a third evaluation and receive the EXOPULSE Mollii Suit for the four-week open label phase and will use the suit at home for an active stimulation session every other day for four weeks. - One visit at the end of the open label phase to perform the fourth and last evaluation and return the EXOPULSE Mollii suit. Researchers will compare both Active and Sham groups to demonstrate the improvement of motor functions related symptoms in patients with MS and spasticity using Exopulse Mollii suit.

What are the participation requirements?

Yes

Inclusion Criteria

- Definite MS diagnosis according to the 2017 McDonald criteria since at least one month.

- Age between 18 and 75 years.

- Ability to walk freely or with the need of support (expanded disability status scale score (EDSS) < 7).

- Being free of relapses in the last three months.

- Being able to understand verbal instructions.

- Having spasticity with a score of at least 1+ on the MAS.

- Having a BBS score ≤46 associated in the literature with a risk of fall.

No

Exclusion Criteria

- Being included in another research protocol during the study period.

- Inability to undergo medical monitor for the study purposes due to geographical or social reasons.

- Having a cardiac stimulator, a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, an intrathecal baclofen pump or other contraindications to using EXOPULSE Mollii suit.

- Being pregnant.

- Having a change in their pharmacological therapy in the last three months.

- Suffering from other somatic or neuropsychiatric diagnoses (e.g., arrhythmias, uncontrolled epilepsy, diseases causing osteoarticular and muscular pain).

- Having a body mass index above 35 kg/m^2.

- In case of the introduction of a medical device other than EXOPULSE Mollii suit during the study period.

- Patients under juridical protection.

- Prisoners.

Locations

Location

Status

Recruiting