Here’s an opportunity to participate in a study that compares an in-person MS exercise program with one that’s done on-line.
In the STEP for MS program, participants will exercise about one hour, twice a week, for 16 weeks. Some will do this in a clinic and some at home. A trained “coach” will help participants learn how to exercise and will provide encouragement as they do.
There will be clinic evaluations and/or online questionnaires throughout the 16 weeks of exercising and for a year after the exercise sessions have been completed. The researchers hope the results of their study will make exercise and its benefits more available to people with MS who have problems walking and who may not be able to get out to an actual gymnasium.
Sign-ups close at the end of November.
Qualifications
- You must be between 18 and 65 years old.
- You have some difficulty walking, with or without a walking aid.
- You don’t exercise regularly.
- You haven’t had a relapse in the past month.
- You commit to train twice a week for 16 weeks.
- You can drive to a study site for assessments and, potentially, training.
- You have reliable internet access.
Interested? Call or email the contact person at the study site nearest you.
Shepherd Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Contact: Erica Sutton at 404-367-1305/ Erica.sutton@shepherd.org
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Contact: Megan Ware at 423-260-5045/ megan.ware20@uga.edu
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Contact: Petra Silic at 205-975-1306/ petra09@uab.edu
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Contact: Darlene Stough at 216-445-5877/ stoughd@ccf.org
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Contact: Heidi Feuling at 414-288-6209/ Heidi.feuling@marquette.edu
University of Colorado, Denver
Contact: Taylor Groth at 720-464-6940/ taylor.groth@cuanschutz.edu
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Contact: Dr. Plummer at 617-724-3103/ PPlummer@mghihp.edu
