OTProtocolFrontiers in rehabilitation sciences2022

Development of a behavioural intervention for cognitive fatigability in multiple sclerosis: Protocol for a pilot and feasibility study.

Lisa A S Walker, Jason A Berard, Tamanna Islam and 3 others

PMID 36518350

WHAT IT FOUND

This paper outlines a plan for an 8-week videoconference program targeting cognitive fatigability in multiple sclerosis.

No patients were treated and no results are reported. It describes how researchers will test feasibility before running a larger trial.

Key findings

01The paper is a protocol for a pilot study, not a report of completed clinical results.

02The proposed intervention is an 8-week, group-based videoconference program designed to address body, mood, mind, and context factors.

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What it does not show

This is a protocol paper. It contains no data on patient outcomes, feasibility, or intervention effectiveness. The pilot study has not been conducted, so it is unknown whether the intervention will be accepted by patients or if the recruitment targets will be met. The paper reports no participant demographics, baseline characteristics, or dropout rates because no participants have been enrolled.

Declared interests

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The easy way to misread this

Do not assume this intervention has been tested or shown to work. The paper only describes the plan for a future pilot study, and no patients have received the treatment or reported outcomes.

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