Clinical Trial: VIRtual Versus UsuAL In-office Care for Multiple Sclerosis (VIRTUAL-MS)
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Multiple Sclerosis
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Virtual Versus Usual In-office Care for Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Trial (VIRTUAL-MS)
Brief Summary:
The current standard of outpatient MS care depends on in-clinic visits, but MS patients face many barriers to accessing this care.These barriers include those resulting from the disease itself, such as physical limitations, driving restrictions and financial limitations, and they are further compounded by an overall shortage of neurologists.Furthermore, MS care has a significant economic impact, with the estimated indirect and direct costs for treating MS in the US estimated to be > $85.4 billion.Therefore,…
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