mHealth Effect on Multiple Sclerosis Patients' Quality of Life and Self-care Practices

NCT06769763 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: MD-204-2024
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 74
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an Arabic mobile application for multiple sclerosis patients will improve self-care practice and the quality of life of patients or not. The main question it aims to answer is: Does the Arabic mobile application for MS patients will improve their self-care and quality of life? Participants will: Use the developed application or usual care without using the application for 3 months Be followed up during the 12 week period and asked to follow the instructions in the application

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis

Keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Quality of life; Self-care; mHealth; Arabic Application

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• The effect of mHealth on the self-care practices of multiple sclerosis patients

  The effect of mHealth on the self-care practices of multiple sclerosis patients will be assessed using the self-care for chronic disease inventory questionnaire. The score ranges from 0 to 100, the higher the score the better the self-care practices.

  From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 12 weeks

• The effect of mHealth on the quality of life of multiple sclerosis patients

  The effect of mHealth on the quality of life (QoL) of multiple sclerosis patients will be assessed using the multiple sclerosis international quality of life (Musiqol) questionnaire. The score will be transformed into a range from 0 to 100; the higher the score, the better the QoL practices.

  From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• The usability of the developed application

  After 12 weeks of enrollment

Study Arms (2)

App users

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This arm is the interventional group who will use the application for 3 months

Other: My Journey with MS application

Control arm

NO INTERVENTION

This arm will not use the application during the period of follow-up.

Interventions

My Journey with MS application OTHER

This is an Arabic application for MS patients that provides them with information about self-care like nutrition, exercise, mental health, and self-management, in addition to other features like symptom tracking and medication reminders.

App users

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosed clinically with multiple sclerosis.
• From 18 to 50 years old (adult).
• With smartphones.
• Willing to participate in the study and use the mobile application.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who are bedridden or in a wheelchair
• Illiterate patients.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

Giza, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS; Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System; Nervous System Diseases; Demyelinating Diseases; Autoimmune Diseases; Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

• Nargis Albert Labib

  Professor of public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant lecturer of Public Health and Community Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 9, 2025
• First Posted: January 10, 2025
• Study Start: January 14, 2025
• Primary Completion: June 10, 2025
• Study Completion: September 15, 2025
• Last Updated: March 20, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)