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Neuropsychological evaluation and rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis (NEuRoMS): protocol for a mixed-methods, multicentre feasibility randomised controlled trial
Gogem Topcu 
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Laura Smith ,
Jacqueline R. Mhizha-Murira ,
Nia Goulden ,
Zoë Hoare ,
Avril Drummond ,
Deborah Fitzsimmons ,
Nikos Evangelou ,
Klaus Schmierer ,
Emma C. Tallantyre ,
Paul Leighton ,
Kimberley Allen-Philbey ,
Andrea Stennett ,
Paul Bradley ,
Clare Bale,
James Turton ,
Roshan das Nair ,
(On behalf of the NEuRoMS Collective)
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Laura Smith ,
Jacqueline R. Mhizha-Murira ,
Nia Goulden ,
Zoë Hoare ,
Avril Drummond ,
Deborah Fitzsimmons ,
Nikos Evangelou ,
Klaus Schmierer ,
Emma C. Tallantyre ,
Paul Leighton ,
Kimberley Allen-Philbey ,
Andrea Stennett ,
Paul Bradley ,
Clare Bale,
James Turton ,
Roshan das Nair ,
(On behalf of the NEuRoMS Collective)
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, Volume: 8, Issue: 1
Swansea University Author:
Deborah Fitzsimmons
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DOI (Published version): 10.1186/s40814-022-01073-5
Abstract
BackgroundCognitive problems affect up to 70% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), which can negatively impact mood, ability to work, and quality of life. Addressing cognitive problems is a top 10 research priority for people with MS. Our ongoing research has systematically developed a cognitive...
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| ISSN: | 2055-5784 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2022
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60288 |
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BackgroundCognitive problems affect up to 70% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), which can negatively impact mood, ability to work, and quality of life. Addressing cognitive problems is a top 10 research priority for people with MS. Our ongoing research has systematically developed a cognitive screening and management pathway (NEuRoMS) tailored for people with MS, involving a brief cognitive evaluation and rehabilitation intervention. The present study aims to assess the feasibility of delivering the pathway and will inform the design of a definitive randomised controlled trial (RCT) to investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the intervention and eventually guide its clinical implementation.MethodsThe feasibility study is in three parts. Part 1 involves an observational study of those who receive screening and support for cognitive problems, using routinely collected clinical data. Part 2 is a two-arm, parallel group, multicentre, feasibility RCT with a nested fidelity evaluation. This part will evaluate the feasibility of undertaking a definitive trial comparing the NEuRoMS intervention plus usual care to usual care only, amongst people with MS with mild cognitive problems (n = 60). In part 3, semi-structured interviews will be undertaken with participants from part 2 (n = 25), clinicians (n = 9), and intervention providers (n = 3) involved in delivering the NEuRoMS cognitive screening and management pathway. MS participants will be recruited from outpatient clinics at three UK National Health Service hospitals.DiscussionTimely screening and effective management of cognitive problems in MS are urgently needed due to the detrimental consequences of cognitive problems on people with MS, the healthcare system, and wider society. The NEuRoMS intervention is based on previous and extant literature and has been co-constructed with relevant stakeholders. If effective, the NEuRoMS pathway will facilitate timely identification and management of cognitive problems in people with MS. |
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Multiple sclerosis, Cognition, Cognitive screening, Rehabilitation, Feasibility study, Randomised controlled trial |
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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This report is an independent research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (Programme Grants for Applied Research, neuropsychological evaluation and rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis — developing, evaluating, and implementing a clinical management pathway (NEuRoMS),
RP-PG-0218–20002). The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the National institute for Health and Care Research, or the Department of Health and Social Care. |
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