Relationship between physical activity behavior and disease progression in persons with Multiple Sclerosis

Recruiting

• Conditions: G35; Multiple sclerosis

• Registration Number: DRKS00016624
• Lead Sponsor: Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-03-06
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3000

Inclusion Criteria

definite MS diagnosis
- minimum age of 18 years
- german as native language

Exclusion Criteria

- german not as native language
- people who did not pass their 18th year of age
- no definite diagnosis of MS

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- subjectively measured physical activity behaviour using questionnaire (Godin Leasure Time Exercise Questionnaire)<br>- disease progression (assessed by questionnaire) including information on: Expanded Disability Status Scale Score (EDSS), Time of diagnosis, Patient Determined Disease Steps, time of first symptoms, overall score of relapses, phenotype of disease, Number of inflammatory sites in the Central Nervous System

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- Fatigue: assessed by Fatigue Scale of Motor and Cognitive Fatigue (FSMC)<br>- Items concerning ability to work and disability