Evaluation of an Online Course Designed to Support the Adoption of Healthier Diet and Self-Care Routines in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Terry L. Wahls
Summary
The goal of this project is to critically evaluate the effectiveness of using an online program to improve diet and self-care in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), fibromyalgia, post acute sequela of covid, and cancer in remission with persisting fatigue.
Description
The goal of this project is to critically evaluate the effectiveness of using an online program to improve diet and self-care in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), fibromyalgia, post acute sequela of covid, and cancer in remissin with persisting fatigue. The cancer patients must be patients at the University of Iowa Holden Cancer Center. Once eligibility criteria are determined and consent is obtained, participants would work through the course modules like a non-graded online course. There are exercises and personal assessments within the course partic…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–100 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * self-reported multiple sclerosis * self-reported clinically isolated syndrome OR self-reported post-acute sequelae of COVID (PASC), also known as long COVID, with a confirmed laboratory test of COVID-19 infection, persisting fatigue and neuropsychiatric symptoms for longer than 6 months after confirmation of COVID diagnosis, OR self-reported diagnosis of fibromyalgia as documented by their treating specialist or primary care provider, Exclusion Criteria: \-
Interventions
- BehavioralImmediate Autoimmune Intervention Mastery Course (AIM)
Immediate access to an on line audio and video course with education about strategies to grow and improve resilience, diet quality, exercise, stress reduction and self-care
- BehavioralImmediate Question and Answer sessions. (AIM Q and A sessions)
Immediate access to videos answering common questions about the course concepts. One video released each week, 7 videos total.
- BehavioralDelayed Autoimmune Intervention Mastery Course (delayed AIM course)
Delayed access to an on line audio and video course with education about strategies to grow and improve resilience, diet quality, exercise, stress reduction and self-care
- BehavioralDelayed AIM Question and Answer sessions
Delayed access to videos answering common questions about the course concepts. One video released each week, 7 videos total.
Location
- Univeristy of IowaIowa City, Iowa