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ATOMIC (Active Teens Multiple Sclerosis) Physical Activity Research Program
Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children
Summary
The investigators have previously shown that youth with MS are very inactive, and that vigorous physical activity is associated with higher levels of well-being and lower MS disease activity in youth. Yet, no effective physical activity interventions have been developed for youth with MS to date. The investigators have taken input from youth with MS to create a Smartphone-based app (the ATOMIC - Active Teens with Multiple Sclerosis - App) that provides tailored physical activity information and coaching, provides tools to increase social connectedness, and promotes physical activity. This proposed research will therefore address the problem of inactivity in youth with MS by studying an intervention to increase physical activity.
Official title: Physical Activity, Quality of Life and Disease Outcomes in Youth With Multiple Sclerosis: the ATOMIC (Active Teens Multiple Sclerosis) Physical Activity Research Program
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
11 Years - 21 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
56
Start Date
2020-12-01
Completion Date
2025-09
Last Updated
2025-09-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Physical Activity (PA) Intervention
The ATOMIC intervention consists of four primary components: one-on-one chats with a PA coach, informational posts, PA self-monitoring through an activity tracker and educational modules regarding different aspects of becoming PA delivered through the MS-specific PA app. An overarching goal of moving youth with MS towards meeting current Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) recommendations will be used in addition to initial results from accelerometer monitoring and evaluation of current PA intentions to establish step goals, with planned weekly incremental increases (10% weekly to goal).
Waitlist attention-control
For a period of 6-months, participants will receive the control conditions that involve contact from study personnel and a nutritional educational module to ensure equivalent social contact in both arms of the study. After the 6-months, participants will receive the same intervention as the intervention arm.
Locations (3)
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada