FlexToBa for People With Multiple Sclerosis
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Conditions studied: Multiple Sclerosis
In brief
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a DVD-delivered, home-based six-month physical activity intervention for people with Multiple Sclerosis.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01993095
- Run by
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- People needed
- 50
- Starts
- 2013-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-02-23
Who can join
Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- being non-active, defined as reporting not engaging in regular activity (30 minutes accumulated per day) on more than two days of the week in the prior six months;
- aged 50 years and older;
- fluent in English;
- relapse-free in the last 30 days;
- ambulatory with minimal assistance(i.e., walk independently or with a single-point assistive walking device such as a cane);
- the provision of medical clearance for participation in a physical activity program by participants' physicians, along with a physician-confirmed diagnosis of MS (communication with physicians will be facilitated by research staff).
You may not qualify if…
- self-reported physical activity on a regular basis within the last six months (2 times or more per week);
- younger than 50 years of age;
- relapse in the last 30 days;
- no regular access to a television;
- no physician-confirmed diagnosis of multiple sclerosis;
- unable to successfully score above 21 (out of 39)on the Telephone Interview of Cognitive Status questionnaire (TICS-M).
Where it is running
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — Urbana, Illinois, United States
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