Acupuncture or MBSR for Patients With Fatigue and MS (MS-Fatigue)
Randomized Controlled Trial on the Efficacy of Acupuncture and the Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Suffering From Fatigue
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Tilmelding
Fase
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Berlin, Tyskland, 10117
- The NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- female or male
- 18 to 65 years of age
- able to give oral and signed written informed consent
- clinical diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
- fatigue in "multiple sclerosis" for at least 3 months
- other stable pre-study treatment with respect to target symptom fatigue for at least 3 months before inclusion
- stable immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive therapy or stable no such a therapy for at least the 3 months before inclusion
- fatigue score of ≥4 on the Fatigue Severity Scale at inclusion
- patient's mental and physical ability to participate in the trial
- willingness to be randomised, to attend visits, to complete questionnaires, and willingness to participate and fMRI measurements
Exclusion Criteria:
- fatigue because of a malignant disease
- acute relapse or cortisone therapy therapy in the last 30 days before inclusion
- EDSS (Extended disability status scale) > 6
- fatigue specific acupuncture in the last 12 months
- during the last 12 months performing of MBSR exercises learnt in the past
- change of immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive therapy during the 3 months before inclusion
- other new therapies are planned which could have a positive effect on fatigue (e.g. exercise, acupuncture, relaxation therapy)
- for female patients: pregnancy or anticipated pregnancy during the intervention period
- severe acute and or chronic disease which does not allow participation in the therapy
- other limitations which do not allow participation in the therapy
- alcohol or substance abuse
- parallel participation in another clinical trial
- BDI > 29
- contra indications for fMRI session (e.g. metal clips)
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)
Antal våben
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / ArmDeltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlingIntervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: usual care + acupuncture
standardized acupuncture treatment in addition to usual care
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Patients of this group receive a standardized acupuncture treatment over 12 weeks in addition to usual care
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Eksperimentel: usual care+mbsr
mindfulness based stress reduction in addition to usual care not recruiting anymore
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Patients of this group receive mindfulness based stress reduction in addition to usual care
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Aktiv komparator: usual care
usual care without additional treatment
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Patients in this group will follow the same treatment for fatigue they received at study entry
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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fatigue severity scale
Tidsramme: 12 weeks
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12 weeks
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Sekundære resultatmål
Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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fatigue severity scale
Tidsramme: 26 weeks
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26 weeks
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modified fatigue impact scale
Tidsramme: baseline, 8 weeks, 26 weeks
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baseline, 8 weeks, 26 weeks
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therapy response rates
Tidsramme: 12 weeks
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12 weeks
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expanded disability status scale
Tidsramme: baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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multipe sclerosis functional composite scale
Tidsramme: baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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beck depression inventory II
Tidsramme: baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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Body efficacy expectation
Tidsramme: baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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Body-Efficacy Expectation (BEE) is a scale to measure the conviction that one's body is able to deal with health-threatening factors by itself.
It is a six items' scale developed in the Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics and not published, yet.
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baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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SF-12
Tidsramme: baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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HAQUAMS
Tidsramme: baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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Costs
Tidsramme: baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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Data on Resource-consumption and associated costs are planned to be derived as patient-reported information using the patient questionnaires.
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baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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overall treatment effect
Tidsramme: 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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12 weeks, 26 weeks
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immune parameters
Tidsramme: baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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PBMC and proliferationsassays, pro- and antiinflamatory cytokines, axonal damage marker such as neurofilaments and neurotrophic factors like BDNF possible influences on the immune system will be evaluated in an exploratory way. |
baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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number of serious adverse events
Tidsramme: 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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12 weeks, 26 weeks
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number of suspected adverse reactions
Tidsramme: 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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12 weeks, 26 weeks
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Andre resultatmål
Andre resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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fMRI
Tidsramme: baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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e.g.
functional connectivity in a subgroup of 20 subjects in each group
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baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks
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Dynamics of saccade parameters
Tidsramme: baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks, and directly after one acupuncture session
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Eye movement analysis will be performed according established standards (Finke et al, J Neurol 2012)
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baseline, 12 weeks, 26 weeks, and directly after one acupuncture session
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Qualitative interviews regarding therapy
Tidsramme: 26 weeks
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Part of the patients will be interviewed about the therapies.
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26 weeks
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Efterforskere
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Claudia M Witt, MD, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Ledende efterforsker: Friedemann Paul, MD, The NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Primær færdiggørelse
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Nøgleord
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- MS-Fatigue-13
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