NCT06270641

Increasing Physical Activity for Adults With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Increasing Physical Activity Via Provider Prescription and Engagement: Efficacy of ExerciseRx for Adults With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 106 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Washington · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to advance the scientific understanding and potential future implementation of physical activity promotion by testing the efficacy of a phone-based app for increasing activity in insufficiently active patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Detailed description

This study aims to test the efficacy of ExerciseRx, a free software platform designed to increase physical activity in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). Exercise is crucial for managing MS symptoms and overall health, but approximately 80% of PwMS do not get enough physical activity due to barriers like physical limitations, common MS symptoms, and lack of community exercise facilities. ExerciseRx translates clinically relevant activity data collected by personal smart devices into actionable metrics on a dashboard within the Epic electronic health record, allowing healthcare providers to prescribe and monitor tailored physical activity solutions for their patients. This study will test the effects of ExerciseRx in a sample of inactive PwMS.

Conditions

• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Fatigue
• Physical Inactivity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	ExerciseRx intervention	ExerciseRx is a cloud-based, HIPPA-compliant free software platform created for healthcare providers to prescribe and monitor physical activity as part of routine care. ExerciseRx translates clinically relevant activity data collected by the patient's existing personal smart devices (Android or iOS phone) into actionable metrics on a dashboard within the Epic electronic health record. Providers then use the platform to prescribe physical activity tailored to patients' ability levels and preferences. The platform incorporates behavior change strategies, including motivational feedback and nudges. It also facilitates a feedback loop with the provider, fostering caring patient-provider connections around activity promotion and behavior change. ExerciseRx leverages patients' personal smartphone capabilities to track, quantify, and tailor personalized physical activity solutions, which makes it more readily scalable as a solution across diverse patient populations.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-16
• Primary completion: 2025-04-30
• Completion: 2026-09-30
• First posted: 2024-02-21
• Last updated: 2024-02-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States