Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Prof Alan Thompson
ORCID ID
Contact details
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
Queen Square
London
WC1N 3BG
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7837 3611 x 4152
A.Thompson@ion.ucl.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0263104849
Study information
Scientific title
A randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of regular group aerobic exercise sessions on the health and psychological well-being of people with mild MS
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Does regular aerobic exercise improve health and well being in people with mild MS?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use contact details to request a participant information sheet
Condition
Nervous System Diseases: Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Intervention
1. Group aerobic exercise programme
2. Educational sessions
Intervention type
Behavioural
Phase
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
1. Heart rate, blood pressure, muscle strength, 6 min walking tests
2. Quality of life questionnaire
3. Physiological cost index
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/03/2001
Overall trial end date
01/12/2007
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
96 patients from Neurorehabilitation & Therapy Services
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/03/2001
Recruitment end date
01/12/2007
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
London
WC1N 3BG
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list