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Status unknownNCT02760082Updated May 3, 2016

Motivation of Patients Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis to Become Citizen Researchers

An observational study in Multiple Sclerosis, sponsored by University of Copenhagen. Status unknown at 1 site in Denmark. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-05-03.

Sponsored by University of Copenhagen · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Apr 2016), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
500
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study will based on qualitative methods investigate motivational factors among patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis for registering nutrition, environmental factors, stress provoking factors and physical activity (NESPA). The aim is to gain knowledge on motivational factors for using a digital tool for collecting data on NESPA and incorporate this knowledge into a form which can be used in requirement specifications for such a digital tool.

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Conditions studied

  • Multiple Sclerosis

Keywords

  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Qualitative study
  • Motivation
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In context

Multiple Sclerosis

3,460 studies on the registry are indexed under Multiple Sclerosis; 661 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 500 is above the median of 100 across 1,016 observational studies indexed under Multiple Sclerosis.

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Lead sponsor

University of Copenhagen is the lead sponsor of 450 studies on the registry; 61 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18 or above
  • Read, write and understand Danish

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Aphasia
  • Severe cognitive impairment
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Study design

Enrollment
500 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Semi-structured interviews

    20 participants (anticipated)

    Other: Qualitative evaluation

  • Questionnaire survey

    400 respondents (anticipated)

    Other: Qualitative evaluation

  • Focus group interviews

    3-5 focus group interviews (anticipated)

    Other: Qualitative evaluation

Interventions

  • OtherQualitative evaluation
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Analysis of qualitative interviews and measurement of eHealth literacy (eHealth literacy questionnaire)

    Time frame: Up to 6 months

  2. Evaluation of motivational factors based on questionnaire survey

    Time frame: Up to 10 months

  3. Analysis of focus group interviews on motivational factors for registering nutrition and lifestyle factors among patients with multiple sclerosis

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • University of Copenhagen
    Copenhagen, Denmark
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 3, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02760082
Lead sponsor
University of Copenhagen
Collaborators
Danish Multiple Sclerosis Society
Responsible party
Astrid Knudsen (Industrial PhD Student, University of Copenhagen) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 3, 2016
Start date
Feb 2016
Primary completion
Apr 2017 (estimated)
Completion
Apr 2017 (estimated)
Last update
May 3, 2016

Study contacts

Astrid K Knudsen, PhD Student
Contact
askn@sund.ku.dk
Lars Kayser, PhD, MD
Contact
lk@sund.ku.dk

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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