Sport, Rehabilitation and Nutrition in Multiple Sclerosis: The LINUS Project

Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus Foundation

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis

Treatments

Behavioral: B-HIPE (Brief High Impact Preparatory Experience)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04881422

07_23/05/2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

Only a limited percentage of persons with MS (pwMS) participate to multidisciplinary rehabilitation because of poor support, knowledge and motivation. The investigators reasoned that pwMS should be more effectively prepared to increase their adherence. This study propose the implementation of an innovative collaborative approach, called "brief high-impact preparatory experience" (b-HIPE), inspired by an overarching model based on the interplay between competence, motivation and opportunity to increase in a short time awareness and motivation of pwMS.

The aim of the study is the evaluation of its feasibility. For this pilot study the investigator chose a single-group design with repeated measurements at baseline and post intervention.

Enrollment

30 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 70 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

aged 18 to 70 years
EDSS ranging from 1 to 7.5.
pwMS with who are on a western diet
stabilized medical therapy and clinical conditions
pwMS with a motor control of upper limbs sufficient to maneuver a tiller

Exclusion criteria

Heavy smoking, alcohol and drugs abuse
severe cognitive impairment
dysphagia and/or comorbidities requiring protected environments and specific medical assistance
blindness and severe visual disturbances (included severe nystagmus)