Multiple Sclerosis
Conditions
Keywords
Mulitple Sclerosis, MS
Brief summary
The effects of routine rehabilitation in MS patients versus no rehabilitation.
Detailed description
Routine rehabilitation inervention in patients with MS. This comprises of medical and nursing input, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, neuropsychology, compared with a control group on the waiting list for rehabilitation intervention. Duration of intervention is 6 weeks.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPhysiotherapy
BEHAVIORALOccupational therapy
BEHAVIORALSpeech pathology
Sponsors
Melbourne Health
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to 64 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Confirmed diagnosis of MS (Paty)- Community dwelling participants with known neurological and psychological deficits per EDSS groups.- Age 19-64 years.- Male and female participants.- Residing within 60kms of metropolitan Melbourne.- Have mobility problem.- Adequate cognition (KFS=2).
Exclusion criteria
* Patients residing in nursing home and other residential care.- Those with severe cognitive problems KFS\>2.-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in fatigue levels and psychological well being (depression, stress and anxiety) in MS patients. Outcome will be measured at 13 months since recruitment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Improvement in function and activities of daily living ie. disability- Quality of life.- Carer Burder in multiple sclerosis.- Utilisation of health services.- 13 months follow up. | — |
Outcome results
None listed