NCT03039400

Physiotherapist-guided Home Exercise in Moderate to Severe MS

Physiotherapist-guided Home Exercise in Moderate to Severe Multiple Sclerosis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Saskatchewan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Physical activity is a crucial component to wellness and is associated with multiple health benefits. Persons with MS may find it challenging to participate in regular physical activity or exercise, which is activity done to improve health and/or fitness. This research will test an innovative web-based intervention to help persons with moderate-to-severe disability manage their condition through a maintenance exercise program with specialized physiotherapist guidance and support. The researchers will examine adherence to the web-based physiotherapy program compared to standard physiotherapy care. Forty-five people with MS will be randomly assigned to the web group or standard care group at a rate of 2:1. Participants in the web group will receive supported and individualized web-based physiotherapy. Participants in the standard care group will receive a written exercise program. Regular participation (adherence) in the exercise programs will be evaluated in both groups over six months. The research will also examine participant satisfaction with the programs, safety, MS symptoms, and physical function. A web-based approach may be widely accessible to persons with MS in their own homes and could support long-term participation in physical activity important to wellness.

Conditions

• Multiple Sclerosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Physiotherapist-guided home exercise with web-based support	Those in the web-based physio group will access their exercise program online and will be able to leave messages for their physiotherapist on the platform. Physiotherapists will monitor usage and respond to messages every two weeks.
BEHAVIORAL	Physiotherapist-guided home exercise with standard support	Those in the standard care group will receive a written, home-based exercise program. Participants in the usual care group will be asked to keep an exercise diary, in paper format.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-03-06
• Primary completion: 2018-10-11
• Completion: 2018-10-11
• First posted: 2017-02-01
• Last updated: 2021-04-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada