RECRUITING

Complementary and Alternative Care in Multiple Sclerosis

Study Overview

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Description

This is a prospective, observational study designed to describe disease progression, symptom change, quality of life, diet and lifestyle habits, and frequency of adverse events among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). In addition to describing the patterns of CAM use, this study will also identify and describe the positive deviants, those individuals with the highest quality of life and least amount of disease activity. Positive deviants will be compared to controls in order to describe medication, diet, and lifestyle patterns associated with a lack of MS disease progression and high quality of life.

Official Title

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Multiple Sclerosis. A Prospective Observational Study of a CAM-using Cohort

Quick Facts

Study Start:2012-06
Study Completion:2030-06
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT01703429

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 100 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (including relapsing remitting MS, secondary progressive MS, primary progressive MS, clinically isolated syndromes (CIS), radiologically-isolated syndromes (RIS), possible MS, or probable MS.
  2. * Age 18-100
  1. * Inability to read/write in English
  2. * Inability or unwillingness to complete surveys every six (6) months. (\~ 90 min)

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Research Assistant
CONTACT
neuroresearch@bastyr.edu

Principal Investigator

Laurie K Mischley, ND, PhD, MPH
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Bastyr University

Study Locations (Sites)

Bastyr University Clinical Research Center
Kenmore, Washington, 98028
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Bastyr University

  • Laurie K Mischley, ND, PhD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Bastyr University

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2012-06
Study Completion Date2030-06

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2012-06
Study Completion Date2030-06

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • MS
  • Complementary and Alternative
  • CAM

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Multiple Sclerosis