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Hereditary spastic paraparesis is a group of inherited neurological diseases. Only symptomatic treatments exist for the moment. The Modifspa study (cf citation) carried out by the team showed that patients perceived a feeling of effectiveness of physiotherapy on lower limb spasticity. The aim of the Walk-up study is to objectivize this feeling of efficacy on gait disorders in these patients. This is an interventional study using physical training. The study is prospective, open, randomized in 2 parallel groups, one of which is a control group. Analyses will be comparative between the 2 groups during the course of the study.


Clinical Trial Description

Following an initial study carried out by the team (cf citation), physiotherapy appeared to be the most useful therapy for coping with spasticity, particularly when practised at least 3 times a week. The hypothesis is that this feeling experienced by patients is accurate, and that more frequent physiotherapy (3 additional sessions/week) significantly improves patients' walking speed, with a functional objective. The main aim of the WALK-UP study is to evaluate the efficacy of a 6-week intensive physical rehabilitation program on walking speed in patients with SPG4 / SPAST-HSP. This is the most frequent genotype in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis. All patients included in the study will receive at least one physiotherapy session per week in a liberal practice. ;


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NCT number NCT06229626
Study type Interventional
Source Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Contact Pauline Lallemant, MD
Phone 1. 57.27.46.69
Email pauline.lallemant@icm-institute.org
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date April 4, 2024
Completion date September 2025

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