Telehealth-Based Exercise Program to Treat Fatigue in MS

Telehealth-Based Exercise Program to Treat Fatigue in MS

This is a clinical trial examining a brief motivational intervention to improve adherence to exercise among individuals with MS to improve fatigue.

This is a 2-arm single blind parallel group RCT comparing a brief telephone based motivational intervention to an informational control to improve adherence to exercise among individuals with MS. The primary outcome is improvement in fatigue.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Multiple Sclerosis
• Veteran receiving services in VA VISN 20
• Fatigue
• Ability to ambulate
• cell phone or Household phone line
• Individual with multiple sclerosis verified by MS provider
• ambulatory

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current alcohol dependence or other substance dependence
• No working phone