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Step it Up: An Exercise and Behaviour Change Programme for People With Multiple Sclerosis

NCT02301442 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 65

Last updated 2016-05-13

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Summary

Exercise has consistently yielded short-term, positive effects on health outcomes in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, these effects have not been maintained in the long-term. Behaviour change interventions aim to promote long-term positive lifestyle change. This study, namely, "Step it Up" will compare the effectiveness of an exercise plus Social Cognitive Theory (SCT)-based behaviour change intervention with an exercise plus control education intervention on walking mobility among people with MS.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise + behaviour change intervention

In addition to the same exercise intervention as the control group, this group will receive a behaviour change intervention. This will be delivered after each exercise session and will incorporate the elements: self-efficacy, outcome expectations, impediments and goal-setting. On the weeks when the participants do not attend group sessions, they will receive telephone calls from physiotherapists. This will consist of guided conversations that consider content delivered in previous sessions.

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise + control education

The control group will receive exercise and education components. The exercise intervention includes aerobic \& strengthening components and are in line with MS exercise guidelines (Latimer-Cheung et al 2013). The aerobic activity is walking, measured using pedometers \& exercise logs. The strengthening programme consists of 10 exercises targeting major muscle groups for the upper and lower extremities using elastic resistance band. Over the 10-week programme participants will attend 6 group exercise class, supplemented with telephone calls in the weeks without classes. After each group exercise class this group will receive an education session about the following: diet, vitamin D, sleep, temperature and hydration, and immunisations and vaccinations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Limerick

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Susan Coote, PhD · University of Limerick

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-30
Primary Completion
2016-02-29
Completion
2016-02-29

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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