Can a 16-Week remote exercise program boost activity and ease symptoms in early MS?
NCT ID NCT06355804
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a 16-week remote physical activity program can help people recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (within 2 years) become more active and improve symptoms like fatigue, depression, and anxiety. Participants receive electronic newsletters, Zoom coaching, and a Fitbit to track steps. The goal is to see if this lifestyle intervention leads to better physical activity levels and quality of life compared to a waitlist control group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- remote physical activity program with behavioral coaching and Fitbit tracking
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, home-based way to help people with early MS stay active and feel better.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 52 participants. The program may not lead to lasting changes or benefit everyone, and results may not apply to people with more advanced MS.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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52 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * aged 18 years or older * self-reported diagnosis of MS by a neurologist within the past 2 years * relapse-free for the past 30 days * ability to speak and read English as primary language * internet and e-mail access, and willingness to complete the testing and questionnaires * ambulatory without an assistive device (e.g., cane) * insufficiently active (Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire (GLTEQ) \< 14) * visual ability and literacy to read newsletter with font size 14 points * on a disease-modifying therapy. Exclusion Criteria: * pregnant * have elevated risk for undertaking strenuous or maximal exercise based on two or more affirmatives on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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