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This pilot study will compare how often people with multiple sclerosis (MS) fall before participating in the Free From Falls (FFF) educational program, during the program, and for 8 weeks after the program. The protocol will also evaluate the accuracy, efficiency and convenience of an email survey to count how often people fall.
This pilot study will recruit people with MS who report falling at least twice in the previous 2 months to participate in the FFF program. All subjects will record their falls and injurious falls on a daily basis for at least 3 weeks before the program, during the program and for 8 weeks after the program. The program will consist of a weekly 2 hour session. One hour of the session will be educational and one hour of the program will involve exercise. The outcome of this study will be change in fall rate between the periods before, during and after the program.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| education | Experimental | Educational intervention |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational intervention | Behavioral | This is an 8-week comprehensive fall prevention exercise and education program, with one 2-hour session each week, for people with MS, adapted from a similar program for older adults. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in fall frequency per month (30 days) | The change in fall frequency between the wait period before the FFF program begins and 8 weeks after the program has ended. | difference between the wait period before the 8 week FFF program and the 8 weeks after the end of the 8 week FFF program |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship between paper and electronic fall calendars | 5 months |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle H Cameron, MD, PT | Oregon Health & Science University, Portland VA Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Health and Science University and Portland VA Medical Center | Portland | Oregon | 97239 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009103 | Multiple Sclerosis |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D020278 | Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS |
| D020274 | Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D003711 | Demyelinating Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D018479 | Early Intervention, Educational |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D002662 | Child Health Services |
| D003153 | Community Health Services |
| D006296 | Health Services |
| D005159 | Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services |
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| D001327 | Autoimmune Diseases |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D011314 | Preventive Health Services |