Pragmatic exercise intervention for people with multiple sclerosis (ExIMS Trial): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 205-211

  Saxton, J M ^a   Carter, A ^b   Daley, A J ^c   Snowdon, Nicky ^b   Woodroofe, M N ^b   Petty, J ^d   Roalfe, A ^c   Tosh, J ^e   Sharrack, B ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d Multiple Sclerosis Society   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^f SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Physical activity; Pragmatic exercise intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME PHYSIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS QUALITY OF LIFE 54 QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 36; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STRETCHING EXERCISE; THEMODIFIED FATIGUE IMPACT SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871659952     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2012.10.011     Document Type: Article

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