A Health Action Process Approach Online Intervention for People With Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Trial

— eHAPA-MS  

Official title:

Developing A Person-centered Internet-based Health Action Process Approach to Promoting Physical Activity in People With Multiple Sclerosis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05124522
• Other study ID #: 18754
• Secondary ID: RG-1706-27718
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 25, 2021
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Contact: Chungyi Chiu, PhD
• Phone: 217-244-6435
• Email: chiucy[@]illinois.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to implement the person-centered internet-based Health Action Process Approach to promoting physical activity in people with Multiple Sclerosis (i.e., eHAPA-MS online intervention) and assess the intervention's effectiveness and adherence.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• are 18 years old and above;

• any type of multiple sclerosis

• have not maintained 30 minutes of MVPA accumulated per day for 2 days of the week during the previous 6 months;

• be relapse-free for the past 30 days;

• show low risk for contraindications of physical activity indicated by no more than a single 'yes' response on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire;

• be able to walk with or without an assistive device;

• are willing to be randomized to an intervention or control group, complete the surveys and questionnaires, and wear an accelerometer during the intervention period;

• have a reliable Internet access.

Exclusion Criteria:

• have a score >14 for the leisure score index of the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire;

• No computer or mobile device access with the internet.

• Patient determined disease steps (PDDS) Score = 7 i.e., using a wheelchair or scooter most of the time, or PDDS Score = 8 being bedridden.

• Anyone living outside of the United States of America.

• Anyone who is unable to speak, read and write in English.

• not willing to be randomized to an intervention or control group, complete the surveys and questionnaires, and wear an accelerometer during the intervention period.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Multiple Sclerosis
• Sclerosis

Intervention

Behavioral:
• MSPA eClass
An 8-week MS-HAPA Internet-based intervention

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign	Illinois

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Health Action Process Approach Battery	The battery measures risk perception, exercise benefits, motivation, and volition.; "change" is being assessed.	Through study completion, an average of 1 month