Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of Nurse Practitioner (NP-led) Care Upon Mood in People With Multiple Sclerosis
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alberta
Collaborating Sponsors:
University Hospital Foundation
Conditions:
Multiple Sclerosis
Nurse's Role
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
MS is the leading cause of non-traumatic disability in young adults. Canada and Alberta, have the highest prevalence of people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) in the world. To keep PwMS as functional a...
Detailed Description
Background: MS is the leading cause of non-traumatic disability in young adults. It is most commonly diagnosed in people between the ages of 20 to 50, causing visible and invisible disability that li...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \>/= 18 years of age
- a MS diagnosis (by 2010 MacDonald MS criteria (Polman et al 2011)
- Followed by a private-practice general neurologist and/or family doctor in the Northern Alberta region
- Willingness to give consent
- Ability to complete questionnaires
- Willingness to attend outpatient visits with NP
- English-speaking
- Were able to use a computer
- Initially, we limited inclusion to those who are experiencing disability from their MS (Expanded Disability status Scale (EDSS) 3.0 to 8.5 . In 2018, due to poor recruitment, the inclusion criteria were opened to include any PwMS and was not limited to disability level.
Exclusion
- Under the age of 18 years old
- Unable to provide consent
- Unable to attend appointments with the NP
- Did not speak English
- Referred to or followed by neurologists within the tertiary University MS clinic setting
- Those who had central nervous system inflammatory disorders other than MS
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
248 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04388592
Start Date
April 1 2017
End Date
November 30 2019
Last Update
September 19 2024
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University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2R3