Understanding Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis

NCT ID: NCT03872583

Last Updated: 2024-01-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-03-15

Study Completion Date

2022-12-01

Brief Summary

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results play a major role in the lives of people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). Even though MRI is used for diagnosis, prognosis and therapy control, pwMS' knowledge concerning this complex matter is scarce. Without adequate disease-specific knowledge, pwMS cannot truly make an informed choice when considering their MRI results (e.g. necessity of future MRI scans or therapy change).

The investigators have developed an innovative, evidence-based and interactive online education tool called "Understanding MRI in MS", which incorporates all relevant information about MRI in MS and its implications in disease management.

In this randomized, controlled and double-blind trial the tool's effect on MRI-specific knowledge, self-perceived competence and involvement in medical decision, that are based on MRI results will be assessed.

Detailed Description

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For the randomized controlled trial (RCT), n=120 consecutive patients of 4 centers, for whom a brain (or brain and spine) MRI scan is planned within the next 6 months, will be invited to participate in the trial. Eligible patients will be asked to participate, and, if willing, will receive information about the study by the recruiting physician and written consent will be obtained. Participants will then answer a baseline questionnaire including demographic data, numeracy, attitude and emotions towards MRI (MRI-emotions and attitude questionnaire, MRI-EMA, newly developed) and MRI-specific knowledge (MRI-risk knowledge questionnaire 2.0, MRI-RIKNO 2.0, newly developed).

Patients will then be randomized into two groups: The intervention group of n=60 participants gets access to the web-based educational tool, the control group of n=60 to a sham intervention with standard information on MRI.

Participants will be asked to provide an e-mail address via which the login for the educational tool will be delivered. After two weeks participants will be asked to fill out the following tools:

Primary endpoint

* MRI-risk knowledge questionnaire 2.0 (MRI-RIKNO 2.0) (newly developed)
* MRI-emotions and attitude questionnaire (MRI-EMA) (newly developed)
* Threat by MS
* Autonomy preferences (Control Preference Scale)
* Subjective knowledge (VAS scale) (22)

Within the course of 2 weeks to 6 months the scheduled MRI will take place, followed by a patient-physician encounter, in which the MRI results are discussed. Directly after this encounter patients and physicians will be asked to answer MAPPIN'SDM questionnaires to assess perceived shared decision making behaviour and realization of autonomy preferences (Control reference scale). All patients will also be asked questions concerning any decisions taken based on the MRI, either a start/change of treatment or agreement on a new MRI in a defined time-frame. N=5 patients of each arm in the study center in Hamburg will be randomly selected and the communication of results during this consultation will be audiotaped and evaluated using the MAPPIN'SDM observer rating approach.

In a telephone follow-up after 6 months, implementation of the decisions will be checked.

Conditions

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Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting Clinically Isolated Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized, controlled, double-blind trial
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors
Participants, physicians, outcome assessors and investigator will be blinded.

Study Groups

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Understanding MRI in MS (website)

Participants will receive access to a newly developed, innovative, interactive and evidence-based education tool about magnetic resonance imaging in multiple sclerosis.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Understanding MRI in MS (website)

Intervention Type OTHER

Access to an innovative, interactive and evidence-based online education tool about MRI in multiple sclerosis.

Control website

Participants will receive access to a specifically designed control website containing the information about magnetic resonance imaging in multiple sclerosis, that is freely available on the websites of major European multiple sclerosis self help organization (Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Netherland, USA).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control website

Intervention Type OTHER

Access to a specifically designed control website containing information on MRI in MS freely available on the websites of major European MS self-help organizations.

Interventions

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Understanding MRI in MS (website)

Access to an innovative, interactive and evidence-based online education tool about MRI in multiple sclerosis.

Intervention Type OTHER

Control website

Access to a specifically designed control website containing information on MRI in MS freely available on the websites of major European MS self-help organizations.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years 65 years
* MRI within 6 weeks to 6 months
* internet access AND
* diagnosis of relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) according to the McDonald criteria (Thompson et al., 2018), \<10 years disease duration + active disease course (i.e. therapy change or new T2 lesion within the previous year) OR
* clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) (with at least one MS-typical T2 lesion)

Exclusion Criteria

* diagnosis of secondary-progressive MS
* diagnosis of primary-progressive MS
* diagnosis or suspected central nervous system disease other than MS
* severe cognitive deficit
* major psychiatric illness
* patients who are related to medical personnel
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sanofi

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Christoph Heesen, Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf; Institute for Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis

Locations

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University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf

Hamburg, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Brand J, Kopke S, Kasper J, Rahn A, Backhus I, Poettgen J, Stellmann JP, Siemonsen S, Heesen C. Magnetic resonance imaging in multiple sclerosis--patients' experiences, information interests and responses to an education programme. PLoS One. 2014 Nov 21;9(11):e113252. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113252. eCollection 2014.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25415501 (View on PubMed)

Gaissmaier W, Giese H, Galesic M, Garcia-Retamero R, Kasper J, Kleiter I, Meuth SG, Kopke S, Heesen C. Numeracy of multiple sclerosis patients: A comparison of patients from the PERCEPT study to a German probabilistic sample. Patient Educ Couns. 2018 Jan;101(1):74-78. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2017.07.018. Epub 2017 Jul 17.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28764895 (View on PubMed)

Heesen C, Kasper J, Fischer K, Kopke S, Rahn A, Backhus I, Poettgen J, Vahter L, Drulovic J, Van Nunen A, Beckmann Y, Liethmann K, Giordano A, Fulcher G, Solari A; AutoMS-group. Risk Knowledge in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RIKNO 1.0)--Development of an Outcome Instrument for Educational Interventions. PLoS One. 2015 Oct 2;10(10):e0138364. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138364. eCollection 2015.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26430887 (View on PubMed)

Heesen C, Kasper J, Kopke S, Richter T, Segal J, Muhlhauser I. Informed shared decision making in multiple sclerosis--inevitable or impossible? J Neurol Sci. 2007 Aug 15;259(1-2):109-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.05.074. Epub 2007 Apr 2.

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Craig P, Dieppe P, Macintyre S, Michie S, Nazareth I, Petticrew M; Medical Research Council Guidance. Developing and evaluating complex interventions: the new Medical Research Council guidance. BMJ. 2008 Sep 29;337:a1655. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a1655.

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Boeije HR, Janssens AC. 'It might happen or it might not': how patients with multiple sclerosis explain their perception of prognostic risk. Soc Sci Med. 2004 Aug;59(4):861-8. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.11.040.

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Degner LF, Sloan JA, Venkatesh P. The Control Preferences Scale. Can J Nurs Res. 1997 Fall;29(3):21-43.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9505581 (View on PubMed)

Riechel C, Alegiani AC, Kopke S, Kasper J, Rosenkranz M, Thomalla G, Heesen C. Subjective and objective knowledge and decisional role preferences in cerebrovascular patients compared to controls. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2016 Aug 2;10:1453-60. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S98342. eCollection 2016.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27536077 (View on PubMed)

Kasper J, Hoffmann F, Heesen C, Kopke S, Geiger F. MAPPIN'SDM--the multifocal approach to sharing in shared decision making. PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e34849. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034849. Epub 2012 Apr 13.

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Zigmond AS, Snaith RP. The hospital anxiety and depression scale. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1983 Jun;67(6):361-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1983.tb09716.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Schiffmann I, Freund M, Vettorazzi E, Stellmann JP, Heyer-Borchelt S, D'Hooghe M, Haussler V, Rahn AC, Heesen C. Assessing the effect of an evidence-based patient online educational tool for people with multiple sclerosis called UMIMS-understanding magnetic resonance imaging in multiple sclerosis: study protocol for a double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2020 Dec 9;21(1):1008. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04855-5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33298133 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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PV5722

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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