Three-week inpatient energy management education (IEME) for persons with multiple sclerosis–related fatigue. A feasibility study

Three-week inpatient energy management education (IEME) for persons with multiple sclerosis–related fatigue. A feasibility study - IEME-Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00011634

Enrollment

Registered

2017-02-07

Start date

2017-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

G35

Interventions

Group 1: During the usual rehabilitation program participants follow the inpatient energy management education (IEME) program. IEME consists of one individual and five group sessions with a previously

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria for the participants’ eligibility are a minimum three-week inpatient rehabilitation period and definite MS diagnosis. >18 years, Fatigue severity scale 6 (FSS) score >4, Expanded disability status scale 7 (EDSS) =6.5,

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Insufficient knowledge of the project language (German) Reduced cognitive capacity; telephone mini-mental state examination (tMMSE) =21 Depression; Beck depression inventory for fast screening (BDI-FS) >4

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Part 1: We evaluate the satisfaction of patients with the inpatient energy management education (IEME) conducting a focus group (duration 60 min.) We evaluate the compliance of OTs during the IEME conducting a focus group (duration 60 min.) and the and adherence with fidelity checklists. Part 2 We evaluate recruitment, drop out and follow-up rate and document the recruitment process We use five different self-assessments questionnaires at baseline, at week three (end of interventions) and week 19 (follow up) to calculate meaningful change in outcome measurements. Modified fatigue impact scale (MFIS), Occupational self-assessment(OSA), Health related quality of life(SF36), Self-efficacy scale(UW-SES), Self-efficacy for performing energy conservation strategies assessment(SEPECSA).	—

Measure

Time frame

Part 1: We evaluate the satisfaction of patients with the inpatient energy management education (IEME) conducting a focus group (duration 60 min.) We evaluate the compliance of OTs during the IEME conducting a focus group (duration 60 min.) and the and adherence with fidelity checklists. Part 2 We evaluate recruitment, drop out and follow-up rate and document the recruitment process We use five different self-assessments questionnaires at baseline, at week three (end of interventions) and week 19 (follow up) to calculate meaningful change in outcome measurements. Modified fatigue impact scale (MFIS), Occupational self-assessment(OSA), Health related quality of life(SF36), Self-efficacy scale(UW-SES), Self-efficacy for performing energy conservation strategies assessment(SEPECSA).

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Countries

Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactAndrea Wesie

Rehabilitationszentrum Valens

andrea.weise@kliniken-valens.ch+41 81 303 18 95

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 2, 2026