Disability, Perceived Social Support and Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02880553

Acronym

QUALVIE-SEP

Enrollment

150

Registered

2016-08-26

Start date

2016-08-23

Completion date

2017-03-09

Last updated

2017-07-28

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Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis

Brief summary

The World Health Organization International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health has shown that the environment can play a major role in patients' disability, and hence in their quality of life. This study considers social dimensions of quality of life, particularly family as well as social and professional networks.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* multiples sclerosis, according to McDonald's criteria

Exclusion criteria

* lack of French language proficiency * severe cognitive impairment * severe aphasia * substance addiction * psychiatric troubles (except for treated major depression) * other severe neurologic or somatic disease * pregnant or breast feeding patient

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
statistical association between perceived social support and quality of life	immediate

Countries

Italy

Outcome results