Impact of Online Spaced Education on Long-term Retention of Knowledge About Fall Prevention by Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 320
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in test scores between cohorts measured in weeks 1-24
研究概览
简要总结
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive and neurodegenerative inflammatory disease that affects young adults. In many countries it has been described as the main cause of neurological incapacity in this age group. Due to the neurological impairment, patients with multiple sclerosis have a high incidence of fall. According to studies, MS patients fall three times more than general population. In the present study, the question to be answered is: education of individuals with MS on fall prevention using the method of online spaced education provides better retention of knowledge than the traditional method? This is a clinical trial to compare two methods of education of MS patients for prevention of fall. First stage: Development and validation of materials. Step two: Pilot questions with MS patients. Step three: Intervention and evaluation of outcome.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Health Services Research
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Multiple sclerosis diagnosis
- •Accept to be part in the study
- •Have valid e-mail address
排除标准
- •Healthcare professionals;
研究组 & 干预措施
Online Spaced Education
The intervention cohort will participate in an online spaced education on fall prevention education developed for patients with multiple sclerosis.
干预措施: Online Spaced Education (Other)
Brochure Education
The control cohort will receive the fall prevention education in bolus through a Brochure developed by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The brochure was translated to portuguese and will be used in the study with authorization of the Society.
干预措施: Brochure Education (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in test scores between cohorts measured in weeks 1-24
时间窗: Months 1-6
Test scores on fall prevention strategies tests in both cohorts will be registered and compared in weeks 1, 12 and 24
次要结局
- Fall rate(Months 1-6)
- Adherence to fall prevention strategies(Months 1-6)
- Individuals satisfaction with the fall prevention education method(Months 3-6)
- Baseline knowledge levels of patients assessed via their initial responses to the questions(Month 1)
- Pre and post-test performances differences by gender(Month 1-6)
- Pre and post-test performances differences by history of falls(Months 1-6)
- Pre and post-test performances differences by age(Month 1-6)