Physical activity undertaken by people with motor neuron disease. What activities and how much are they doing?

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12618000889257

Enrollment

200

Registered

2018-05-28

Start date

2018-06-04

Completion date

2019-05-31

Last updated

2018-06-11

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This project aims to explore: 1- The type and amount of exercise or physical activity that people with MND participate in. 2- Explore the factors that influences level of exercise/physical activity participation in people with MND 3- Investigate the changes to exercise/physical activity participation as the disease progresses. We will use the physical activity scale for the elderly (PASE) which is a short questionnaire to collect data regarding physical activity over the last 7 days.

Interventions

Participants will be asked to report what and how much physical activities they have done in the last 7 days. It is a once off questionnaire and should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Confirmed diagnosis of motor neuron disease Is able to walk with or without assistance

Exclusion criteria

No longer able to walk. Has any other neurological diagnosis

Outcome results