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Activity and Balanced Eating to Reduce Comorbidities and Symptoms of MS

NCT03808545 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2022-11-18

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Summary

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the leading cause of irreversible neurological disability among young women and the second leading cause of disability among young men in the U.S. Cardiometabolic risk factors including obesity and hyperlipidemia are common among people with MS, and these risk factors are associated with severity and frequency of MS relapses and disease progression. People with MS often experience symptoms of pain, fatigue, and depression, which make adhering to a healthy lifestyle difficult, as evidenced by the high rates of unhealthy behaviors including poor diet and physical inactivity among this group. Physical activity has reduced symptoms of MS and improved metabolic risk profiles, but little research has focused on the role of a dietary intervention combined with physical activity in this group. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a combined diet and physical activity intervention for reducing cardiometabolic risks and MS symptoms when compared to a physical activity intervention alone.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Intervention for Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis (BIPAMS)

This is a newly developed Internet website that delivered a Social Cognitive Theory-based behavioral intervention using e-learning and one-on-one video chats approaches for increasing physical activity and improving symptoms, walking impairment, and neurological disability. The intervention will last 16 weeks and will include physical activity information.

BEHAVIORAL

BIPAMS + Diet

For 8 weeks a participant will complete the standard BIPAMS intervention. For the subsequent 8 weeks, in addition to the BIPAMS website, participants will receive a diet prescription with instructions and guidance on their one-on-one video calls and will utilize the HealthWatch360 app and/or desktop website to track their dietary intake. The total intervention will last 16 weeks and will include physical activity information and dietary information.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-26
Primary Completion
2020-03-19
Completion
2020-03-19

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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