Development of a Motivational Intervention to Improve Treatment Adherence in MS

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Conditions studied: Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis

In brief

As many as 50% of MS patients prematurely discontinue their disease modifying medications. For this study, we will develop a telephone-based talk therapy intervention and then conduct a randomized controlled trial. Patients will be assigned to either 5 weekly 20 minute telephone sessions of psychotherapy or a brief education control condition. We hypothesize that patients undergoing phone therapy will be more likely to indicate they are interested in resuming taking disease modifying medications than patients given brief education and treatment as usual.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01925690

Run by

University of Missouri, Kansas City

People needed

80

Starts

2013-02-01

Expected to finish

2015-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of relapsing remitting MS based on established guidelines
• Previously discontinued recommended therapy
• Provider recommendation for DMT re-initiation
• At least 18 years of age
• Access to a telephone
• English speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosis other than relapsing remitting MS
• Provider does not recommend DMT re-initiation
• Pregnant or breastfeeding (females)

Where it is running

• University of Missouri-Kansas City — Kansas City, Missouri, United States
• Kessler Rehabillitation Institute — West Orange, New Jersey, United States

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