Complementary and Alternative Care in Multiple Sclerosis (CAM Care in MS)

Bastyr University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01703429

BU-11A-1296

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective, observational study designed to describe disease progression, symptom change, quality of life, diet and lifestyle habits, and frequency of adverse events among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). In addition to describing the patterns of CAM use, this study will also identify and describe the positive deviants, those individuals with the highest quality of life and least amount of disease activity. Positive deviants will be compared to controls in order to describe medication, diet, and lifestyle patterns associated with a lack of MS disease progression and high quality of life.

Enrollment: 1,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (including relapsing remitting MS, secondary progressive MS, primary progressive MS, clinically isolated syndromes (CIS), radiologically-isolated syndromes (RIS), possible MS, or probable MS.
• Age 18-100

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to read/write in English
• Inability or unwillingness to complete surveys every six (6) months. (~ 90 min)

Trial design

1,000 participants in 1 patient group

Individuals with MS