demyelinating diseas Multiple Sclerosis
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Willing and able to participate in the proposed research 2) Williing and able to use their smartphone for this research. Smartphones included in this study are: Iphone version 5 (or higher) or Android version 6 (or higher) 3) Age 20 to 50 years old;For participation of people with MS we include the following additional criteria: 4) Diagnosis RRMS more than 1 year 5) EDSS between 1.5 and 6.5
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Group I and II of the control participants will be matched on age, gender and level of education to the people with MS. During recrutement this may lead us to exclude certain participants from enrolling in the study to ensure the matching.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcomes are whether the results from three tests that were recently developed for the smartphone: (1) the smartphone Symbol Digit Modalities Test (sSDMT), (2) the smartphone Two-Minute Walking Test (s2MWT), and (3) the smartphone Walking Balance Test (sWBT) match the results of the existing tests: the SDMT, the 2MWT and the Timed-get-Up and Go Test (TUG), respectively. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secundaire outcomes are whether the Fitbit can be used for differentiating between people with MS and control participants. We study whether: 1) thee Fitbit data (a) heartrate, (b) number of steps per day and (c) the number of hours sleep are different between people with MS and control participants; 2) whether Fitbit data on getting up during the night match a hand-written bathroom logbook. This provides insight into whether the Fitbit can be used to measure nycturia (getting up during the night for bathroom visits), which many people with MS have to deal with. As a reference we use the Nocturia Quality-of-Life (nQOL) questionnaire. Finally, semi-structured interviews with a subset of participants, is used to assess user experience and expectations. | — |
Countries
The Netherlands