Researchers from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom are launching a clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of new strategies meant to improve and compensate for difficulties with attention and memory in people with multiple sclerosis.
The Cognitive Rehabilitation for Attention and Memory in people with Multiple Sclerosis (CRAMMS) trial, which will begin recruiting patients in April, is being led by Nadina Lincoln, PhD, professor of clinical psychology in the Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing at The University of Nottingham and Roshan das Nair, MD, consultant clinical psychologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and honorary associate professor in the University’s Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing.
Nearly 50% of patients with multiple sclerosis will have problems with attention and memory at some point during the progression of the disease; however few get treatment for such cognitive problems.
In previous trials, cognitive rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis has not been shown to be effective, which is why the researchers are turning their focus to more imaginative strategies, including internal memory aids and external aids to aid in memory recall.
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