Motivation of Patients Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis to Become Citizen Researchers

Identifying Motivational Factors for Registering Nutrition and Lifestyle Factors Among Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02760082

Enrollment

500

Registered

2016-05-03

Start date

2016-02-29

Completion date

2017-04-30

Last updated

2016-05-03

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Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis

Keywords

Multiple Sclerosis, Qualitative study, Motivation

Brief summary

The study will based on qualitative methods investigate motivational factors among patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis for registering nutrition, environmental factors, stress provoking factors and physical activity (NESPA). The aim is to gain knowledge on motivational factors for using a digital tool for collecting data on NESPA and incorporate this knowledge into a form which can be used in requirement specifications for such a digital tool.

Interventions

OTHERQualitative evaluation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18 or above * Read, write and understand Danish

Exclusion criteria

* Aphasia * Severe cognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Analysis of qualitative interviews and measurement of eHealth literacy (eHealth literacy questionnaire)	Up to 6 months
Evaluation of motivational factors based on questionnaire survey	Up to 10 months
Analysis of focus group interviews on motivational factors for registering nutrition and lifestyle factors among patients with multiple sclerosis	Up to 12 months

Countries

Denmark

Contacts

Primary ContactAstrid K Knudsen, PhD Student

askn@sund.ku.dk

Backup ContactLars Kayser, PhD, MD

lk@sund.ku.dk

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026