Testing a Resilience Intervention for Individuals Aging With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

University of Washington

Status: Completed

Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis

Treatments: Behavioral: EverydayMatters

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03177785

47142

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to test the efficacy of the EverydayMatters Multiple Sclerosis (MS) program for individuals age 45 or older living with multiple sclerosis. The program involves a 6-week telephone-delivered program to promote resilience and happiness for individuals living with MS.

Enrollment: 31 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 45 years of age
• Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
• regular access to the phone and internet
• willing to join a moderated group on MSConnection.org

Exclusion criteria

• under 45 years of age
• no diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
• no access to the phone or internet
• unwilling to join moderated group on MSConnection

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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31 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

6-weeks of telephone-delivered sessions, moderated by a trained clinician offering EverydayMatters MS.

Treatment:

Behavioral: EverydayMatters

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Wait-list control