Comparative Effectiveness Study Telerehab Versus Conventional
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Official title
Comparative Effectiveness Study of an Exercise Intervention Delivered Via Telerehabilitation and Conventional Mode of Delivery
Brief summary
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This study aims to compare the effectiveness of an exercise program delivered in a conventional facility-based format versus a telerehabilitation format, which takes place in the home. Exercise can improve mobility and perhaps decrease the rate and extent of disability in people with MS. Evidence shows that traditional, facility-based exercise training may help people with MS consistently participate in exercise or to exercise at a higher, more intense level. Despite this evidence, lack of access to facility-based exercise programs may make it difficult for people with MS to engage in exercise.Telerehabilitation (telerehab) has great potential to overcome challenges associated with facility-based programs. Telerehab can include videoconferencing, remote monitoring of signs and activity, and dissemination of specialized and individualized information via electronic mechanisms, such as smartphones and computers. Both facility-based and telerehab exercise training have yielded positive results in people with MS, but have not been compared head-to-head. The current study will fill this gap in the evidence base and compare the outcomes of delivering the same exercise interventions in a facility or in the home/community using a telerehab approach. The interventions are designed to be identical in content, with the only difference being the mode of training delivery.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03468868
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 379 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 65 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jul 22, 2018
- Primary completion
- Sep 11, 2023
- Completion
- Sep 11, 2023
- Last update posted
- Jan 12, 2025
2018 – 2023
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 9
- U.S. states
- 7
- U.S. cities
- 8
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tanner Center for Multiple Sclerosis | Birmingham | Alabama | 35209 | — |
| University of Alabama | Birmingham | Alabama | 35209 | — |
| University of Colorado | Denver | Colorado | 80045 | — |
| University of Georgia | Athens | Georgia | 30602 | — |
| Shepherd Center | Atlanta | Georgia | 30309 | — |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02114 | — |
| University of North Carolina | Raleigh | North Carolina | 27599 | — |
| Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland | Ohio | 44195 | — |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 53233 | — |
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