Telehealth-Based Exercise Program to Treat Fatigue in MS
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 64
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Fatigue
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This is a clinical trial examining a brief motivational intervention to improve adherence to exercise among individuals with MS to improve fatigue.
Detailed Description
This is a 2-arm single blind parallel group RCT comparing a brief telephone based motivational intervention to an informational control to improve adherence to exercise among individuals with MS. The primary outcome is improvement in fatigue.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Multiple Sclerosis
- •Veteran receiving services in VA VISN 20
- •Ability to ambulate
- •cell phone or Household phone line
- •Individual with multiple sclerosis verified by MS provider
- •ambulatory
Exclusion Criteria
- •Current alcohol dependence or other substance dependence
- •No working phone
Arms & Interventions
Brief telephone-based counseling
Telephone based counseling and instructional video
Intervention: Brief telephone-based counseling (Behavioral)
Education Counseling
Mailed Physical Activity information and instructional video only
Intervention: Education counseling (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Fatigue
Time Frame: baseline, 3 months, 6 months
Modified Fatigue Inventory Scale (MFIS) at baseline, 3-month, 6-month MFIS consisted of 21 items, ranging from 0 (never) to 4 (almost always). The total score was 0 to 84.
Secondary Outcomes
- Depression(baseline, 3 months, 6 months)