Pilot Study of Free From Falls Program in Multiple Sclerosis (FFF)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01829776 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : April 11, 2013
Last Update Posted : November 4, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Multiple Sclerosis | Behavioral: Educational intervention | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 13 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Pilot Study on the Effect of the Free From Falls Program on Falls in People With Multiple Sclerosis |
Study Start Date : | April 2013 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 2014 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: education
Educational intervention
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Behavioral: Educational intervention
This is an 8-week comprehensive fall prevention exercise and education program, with one 2-hour session each week, for people with MS, adapted from a similar program for older adults. |
- Change in fall frequency per month (30 days) [ Time Frame: difference between the wait period before the 8 week FFF program and the 8 weeks after the end of the 8 week FFF program ]The change in fall frequency between the wait period before the FFF program begins and 8 weeks after the program has ended.
- Relationship between paper and electronic fall calendars [ Time Frame: 5 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 89 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- MS of any type
- Age 18 years or older
- Able to walk at least 100 meters with intermittent or unilateral constant assistance (cane, crutch or braces) with or without resting
- Self-reported history of 2 or more falls in the previous 2 months
- Clinically stable MS with no relapses within 30 days
- Willing to provide informed consent
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Daily access to email and willing to respond to a daily email questionnaire
Exclusion Criteria:
- Serious psychiatric or medical conditions that would preclude reliable participation in the study.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01829776
United States, Oregon | |
Oregon Health and Science University and Portland VA Medical Center | |
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239 |
Principal Investigator: | Michelle H Cameron, MD, PT | Oregon Health & Science University, Portland VA Medical Center |
Responsible Party: | Michelle Cameron, Neurologist, Assistant Professor, Oregon Health and Science University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01829776 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
9257 |
First Posted: | April 11, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 4, 2014 |
Last Verified: | November 2014 |
Accidental falls Multiple Sclerosis Education Exercise Postural balance |
Multiple Sclerosis Sclerosis Pathologic Processes Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System |
Nervous System Diseases Demyelinating Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases |