Our case study successfully enabled us to address the four feasibility metrics , and we provide new information on management feasibility ( i.e. estimate data completeness and estimate data entry ) and scientific outcomes feasibility ( i.e. determining data collection material s appropriateness ) .
Conclusion Our review highlights the existing research and provides a case study which assesses important metrics of study feasibility .
Background Much research has been undertaken to establish the important benefits of physical activity in persons with multiple sclerosis ( MS ) .
There is disagreement regarding the strength of this research , perhaps because the majority of studies on physical activity and its benefits have not undergone initial and systematic feasibility testing .
We aim to address the feasibility processes that have been examined within the context of physical activity interventions in MS .
Results of a feasibility randomised controlled study of the guidelines for exercise in multiple sclerosis project.
There is increasing recognition that exercise is an efficacious strategy for managing many consequences of multiple sclerosis ( MS ) , yet persons with MS are not engaging in sufficient exercise for accruing health benefits . Poor exercise uptake might be associated with the design of previous research . We conducted a r and omised controlled trial ( RCT ) for examining the feasibility of a 4-month home-based , exercise-training program design ed based on recent physical activity guidelines for MS and supplemented by behavioural strategies for compliance . Feasibility was assessed in the domains of process ( e.g. , recruitment ) , re source ( e.g. , monetary costs ) , management ( e.g. , personnel time requirements ) and scientific outcomes ( e.g. , treatment effect ) . We recruited persons with mild-to-moderate MS who were r and omised into an intervention or wait-list control condition . Intervention participants received a pedometer , elastic resistance b and s , DVD , training manual , calendars , log-book , video coaching calls and newsletters . Participants in both conditions completed home-based assessment s before and after the 4-month period . Ninety-nine persons with MS were assessed for eligibility , and 57 were r and omised . Fifty-one persons completed the study ( 90 % ) . Total costs of the study were US $ 5331.03 . Personnel time to conduct the study totaled 263h . Participants in the intervention group complied fully with 71 % of all exercise sessions . There was a moderate increase in self-reported exercise behaviour of the intervention participants as measured by the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Question naire ( d≥0.5 ) . The results support the feasibility and acceptability of a home-based exercise intervention based on physical activity guidelines and supplemented with behavioural strategies for adults with mild-to-moderate MS
Our case study successfully enabled us to address the four feasibility metrics , and we provide new information on management feasibility ( i.e. estimate data completeness and estimate data entry ) and scientific outcomes feasibility ( i.e. determining data collection material s appropriateness ) .
Conclusion Our review highlights the existing research and provides a case study which assesses important metrics of study feasibility .
Background Much research has been undertaken to establish the important benefits of physical activity in persons with multiple sclerosis ( MS ) .
There is disagreement regarding the strength of this research , perhaps because the majority of studies on physical activity and its benefits have not undergone initial and systematic feasibility testing .
We aim to address the feasibility processes that have been examined within the context of physical activity interventions in MS .