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Life-Style Exercise and Activity Package for People Living With Progressive MS

NCT03951181 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2021-07-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators know that many people with multiple sclerosis (MS) require support to remain physically active and often do not receive any or enough support. This is particularly the case for People with Progressive MS (PwPMS) with moderate to severe disability - those who require assistance to mobilise (i.e. using a stick, frame or wheelchair) and/or have other MS related symptoms such as fatigue and difficulties remembering.

In Phase 1 of the LEAP-MS study the investigators collected information about the barriers to and facilitators of physical activity (PA) that PwPMS experience, their current levels and type of physical activity and their perceptions of the role physical activity plays in managing MS symptoms from both them and their families - or people that support them. This provided important information about why physical activity might be important for PwPMS, the challenges they face in doing physical activity or accessing it, and ways which they have found to overcome any barriers. The investigators also collected information from physiotherapists and other health care professionals who specialise in treating people with MS, about their understanding of self-management and their needs for training about using self-management approaches with PwPMS. The investigators used this information to co-produce (with the involvement of PwPMS patients and physiotherapists/healthcare professionals) a personalised intervention; Life-style, exercise and activity package for people living with progressive multiple sclerosis (LEAP-MS) to facilitate on-going physical activity for people with PwPMS and a training package about self-management with PwPMS for physiotherapists.

In this feasibility study the investigators will evaluate the acceptability of the LEAP-MS intervention. The investigators will also evaluate feasibility of conducting a future trial of the intervention in terms of recruitment, retention, adherence (usage), outcome measures and safety evaluation and establishing fidelity of intervention delivery.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

LEAP-MS

The LEAP-MS intervention is a co-produced, digital interactive education and activity tool, specifically developed for PwPMS. The tool includes multimedia education about being active with PMS, tailored physical activity ideas and interactive functions enabling the development of personalised activity programmes, goal setting and activity logs. The digital tool works in conjunction with support from trained physiotherapists. The feasibility study will evaluate how the LEAP-MS intervention can be used in practice.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cardiff University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Monica Busse · Cardiff Unviersity

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-08-13
Primary Completion
2021-04-19
Completion
2021-04-19

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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