Effectiveness of a Structured Information interview in people with newly-diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis

Completed

• Conditions: Multiple sclerosis (MS); Nervous System Diseases; Multiple sclerosis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN81072971
• Lead Sponsor: eurological Institute C. Besta Foundation IRCCS (Italy)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-04-30
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects are eligible for recruitment if all the following criteria are satisfied:
1. Diagnostic workup to confirm/exclude MS diagnosis
2. Age 18 years and above, either sex
3. Signed informed consent (pre-diagnostically)

Consenting subjects will be randomised at the end of the diagnostic workup, provided that all the following criteria apply:
1. Diagnosis of MS confirmed
2. Interval between informed consent and MS diagnosis within seven months

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects will be excluded from the study if one or more of the following criteria apply:
1. Previous MS diagnosis
2. Presence of definite cognitive compromise, psychiatric disease, or substance abuse

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified