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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1
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