Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
40 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-11-30
2020-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Group 1 (Usual care)
Receives usual care only.
No interventions assigned to this group
Group 2 (Usual care plus Support 1)
Receives usual care plus Support 1 (MS Nurse Support) which includes one one-to-one, face-to-face session with an MS Nurse Specialist in a hospital setting (or via Skype). The session will include answering newly diagnosed patients' questions about MS, providing psychoeducation and teaching Acceptance and Commitment strategies (Hayes, Strosahl \& Wilson, 1999), and referring to other services (based on needs). Participants will also be given a self-help workbook ('Better living with a diagnosis of MS: Patient Workbook') by the nurses. This session will take place within 2 weeks of diagnosis and last up to 90 minutes. It will be supplemented by phone calls (depending on participant needs). MS Nurses will receive training and on-going supervision from experienced clinical psychologists.
MS Nurse Support
MS Nurse Support intervention is multi-faceted, involving various components (i.e. information provision and emotional support), and a range of strategies and techniques (e.g. psychoeducation, acceptance and commitment), delivered by MS Nurse Specialists, to provide standardised support and advice to patients at diagnosis, to establish and sustain coping strategies. MS Nurse Support intervention is person-centred and tailored to the needs and lifestyle of each participant.
Group 3 (Usual care plus Support 2)
Receives usual care plus Support 2 (i.e. MS Nurse Support plus Peer Support). In addition to receiving the MS Nurse Support (i.e. Support 1, as described in Group 2), this group will also receive peer support which will be provided by Peer Support Workers who are patients/carers with lived experience and who are recruited and trained to deliver peer support under supervision from experienced clinical psychologists. It will be delivered one-to-one, face-to-face (in a community setting or via Skype, based on participants' preferences). Patients in this group will be triaged to a Peer Support Worker by the MS Nurse during the 2-week MS Nurse Support session. The sessions will be scheduled to a convenient time between weeks 2-6 after diagnosis and each session will last up to 60 minutes.
MS Nurse Support
MS Nurse Support intervention is multi-faceted, involving various components (i.e. information provision and emotional support), and a range of strategies and techniques (e.g. psychoeducation, acceptance and commitment), delivered by MS Nurse Specialists, to provide standardised support and advice to patients at diagnosis, to establish and sustain coping strategies. MS Nurse Support intervention is person-centred and tailored to the needs and lifestyle of each participant.
Peer Support
Peer Support will be delivered by Peer Support Workers using information provision and supportive listening to provide support and advice to patients at diagnosis, and to provide patients the opportunity to talk freely, extensively and confidentially about their experiences, thoughts and feelings about MS diagnosis and its effects on their lives in a non-judgmental and safe environment. Peer Support intervention is person-centred and tailored to the needs and lifestyle of each participant.
Interventions
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MS Nurse Support
MS Nurse Support intervention is multi-faceted, involving various components (i.e. information provision and emotional support), and a range of strategies and techniques (e.g. psychoeducation, acceptance and commitment), delivered by MS Nurse Specialists, to provide standardised support and advice to patients at diagnosis, to establish and sustain coping strategies. MS Nurse Support intervention is person-centred and tailored to the needs and lifestyle of each participant.
Peer Support
Peer Support will be delivered by Peer Support Workers using information provision and supportive listening to provide support and advice to patients at diagnosis, and to provide patients the opportunity to talk freely, extensively and confidentially about their experiences, thoughts and feelings about MS diagnosis and its effects on their lives in a non-judgmental and safe environment. Peer Support intervention is person-centred and tailored to the needs and lifestyle of each participant.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* are 18 years or over
* have recently received a diagnosis of MS (any type of MS) or currently going through MS diagnosis process)
* can communicate in English
* able and willing to give consent
* not receiving psychological intervention
Exclusion Criteria
* have a severe co-morbid psychiatric condition (e.g. dementia), as reported by patients or their carers or confirmed by the clinical team making the initial approach
* are currently receiving psychological interventions or received this within the last three months (we will not exclude those on medication for their mood problems but will record this information).
* do not have mental capacity to consent to take part in the trial
* are unable to communicate in English
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Multiple Sclerosis Society UK
UNKNOWN
Swansea University
OTHER
University of Nottingham
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Roshan das Nair, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Nottingham
Gogem Topcu, PhD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
University of Nottingham
Locations
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham, , United Kingdom
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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18053
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id