Physical activity and quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis in Tyrol, Austria

Activity behaviour and health related quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis in Tyrol, Austria: A cross-sectional study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN45742963

Enrollment

550

Registered

2021-01-27

Start date

2021-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Observation of the activity behaviour and quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis in Tyrol Nervous System Diseases

Interventions

The development of the BaFa-PAMS questionnaire consists of several study phases which are interconnected. The qualitative interviews are necessary to define the construct of barriers and facilitator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 110 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis according to revised McDonald criteria (Thompson et al., 2018), independent of disease phenotype or ethnicity 2. Age =18 years 3. Principal residence in Tyrol 4. Excellent knowledge of the German language 5. EDSS-Score from 0 to 9.0 (Kurtzke 1983)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Recent relapse from MS (within 90 days prior to the study start) 2. Pregnancy 3. Comorbidity (malignant disease, dementia, other neurological or psychiatric diseases)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Physical Activity measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), Godin Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (GLTEQ) at baseline 2. Physical Activity measured by the Physical Activity Recall Assessment for People with Spinal Cord Injury (PARA-SCI) over 3 days 3. Physical Activity measured by the Actigraph GT3X-BT (ActiGraph) for 7 days 4. Health-related quality of life is measured by the Multiple Sclerosis International Quality of Life questionnaire (MusiQol) at baseline 5. Disease-specific factors are collected from the patient records at baseline	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Physical Activity measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), Godin Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (GLTEQ) at baseline 2. Physical Activity measured by the Physical Activity Recall Assessment for People with Spinal Cord Injury (PARA-SCI) over 3 days 3. Physical Activity measured by the Actigraph GT3X-BT (ActiGraph) for 7 days 4. Health-related quality of life is measured by the Multiple Sclerosis International Quality of Life questionnaire (MusiQol) at baseline 5. Disease-specific factors are collected from the patient records at baseline

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Fatigue is measured by the Würzburger Erschöpfungsinventar (WEIMUS) at baseline 2. Depression is measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D) at baseline 3. Self-efficacy is measured by the Unidimensional Self-Efficacy Scale for MS (USE-MS-G) at baseline 4. Mobility is measured by the Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 (MSWS-12) at baseline	—

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactAndreas;Rainer Wanitschek;Ehling

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Andreas.Wanitschek@reha-muenster.at;rainer.ehling@a1.net+43 (0)5337200046204;+43 (0)512 560933

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026