Status:

COMPLETED

Internet-based Physical Activity Promotion and Exercise Prescription for People With Multiple Sclerosis

Lead Sponsor:

University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

Collaborating Sponsors:

Neurological Rehabilitation Center Quellenhof

ZTM Bad Kissingen

Conditions:

Multiple Sclerosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of a 12-week internet-based exercise and physical activity promotion intervention on physical activity. Furthermore, effects on symptoms of Multiple Scl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis (McDonald criteria)
  • Expanded Disability Status Scale between 0 - 6.5
  • neurologically stable (no exacerbation within 30 days prior to enrollment)
  • internet access (WiFi)
  • basic knowledge on handling personal computer and the internet
  • owning a smartphone with the operating system Android or IOS and with access to Google Play Store or Apple App score
  • basic computer and internet skills (e. g. using web browser and webcams)
  • ability to operate a smartphone (especially to install mobile applications)
  • ability to read, write and comprehend as well as communicate electronically

Exclusion

  • regularly physically active (more than 30 minutes twice a week with at least moderate intensity; includes aerobic training, resistance training and other sports e.g. Tennis; excludes physiotherapy, physical activity during work or household, grocery shopping, gardening, walking the dog etc.)
  • clinically relevant cardiovascular diseases
  • cortisone therapy in the last 30 days
  • cognitive impairment that hampers study implementation
  • severe impairment of hand function (ataxia or paresis impeding the use of a smartphone app or smartwatch)
  • severe internal, orthopaedic and metabolic diseases that restrict mobility

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 30 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

62 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04367389

Start Date

October 1 2019

End Date

July 30 2020

Last Update

April 28 2021

Active Locations (9)

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Neurological Rehabilitation Center Quellenhof

Bad Wildbad, Germany, 75323

2

Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg

Erlangen, Germany, 91058

3

Kliniken Schmieder Konstanz

Konstanz, Germany, 78464

4

Facharztpraxis für Neurologie und Psychiatrie Dr. med Wolfgang Mattes und Andreas Stockert

Pforzheim, Germany, 75172