Implementation Intention for Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis (apsep)

University of Paris 5 - Rene Descartes

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Motivation; Mindfulness

Treatments: Behavioral: Motivation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03785483

apsep-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an 8-week intervention based on implementation intention (motivation) in patients with multiple sclerosis on objectively measured physical activity.

Enrollment: 45 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult aged between 18 and 65 years
• Multiple sclerosis
• Recruited from CHU Poissy saint germain or Hôpital Raymond-Poincaré
• Informed consent provided during inclusion interview

Exclusion criteria

• Already participating in a clinical trial
• Cognitive dysfunctions in understanding simple guidelines
• Treatment reducing fatigue since less than 3 months
• Psychiatric disorders
• Unability to exercise
• Previous cardiovascular diseases
• Regular physical activity practice

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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45 participants in 3 patient groups

Motivation

Experimental group

Description:

Using implementation intention techniques such as action planning. Every week, participants state when, where, and what kind of prescribed exercises they will do.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Motivation

Mindfulness

Active Comparator group

Description:

10 minutes of audio recordings daily. Recordings contain: awareness of the breath, acceptation of thoughts and emotions, awareness of postures, awareness during stretching, awareness of a single movement (moving legs up while standing).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Motivation

Treatment as usual

No Intervention group

Description:

Physical activity prescribe 120 minutes per week.