Rationale for a 4-month, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial to assess the Feasibility and Efficacy of a Remotely delivered exercise training intervention for Hispanics/Latinos with Multiple Sclerosis (FERLA MS)

Flores, Victoria A.; Silveira, Stephanie L.; Marquez, David X.; Kinnett-Hopkins, Dominique; Miravalle, Augusto; Sierra-Morales, Fabian; Hernández-Peraza, Zulma; Motl, Robert W.

doi:10.1186/s40814-025-01641-5

Pilot and Feasibility Studies

Table 4 Progression of the 3 levels or trajectories of progression for the GEMS program

From: Rationale for a 4-month, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial to assess the Feasibility and Efficacy of a Remotely delivered exercise training intervention for Hispanics/Latinos with Multiple Sclerosis (FERLA MS)

Week	Orange		Blue		Green
Week	Aerobic training	Resistance training	Aerobic training	Resistance training	Aerobic training	Resistance training
	Phase I
1	10 min, ~ 1000 steps			1S, 10R, 5E
2	10 min, ~ 1000 steps			1S, 10R, 5E
	Phase II
3	15 min, ~ 1500 steps	1S, 15R, 5E	15 min, ~ 1500 steps	1S, 12R, 5E	10 min, ~ 1000 steps	1S, 12R, 5E
4	20 min, ~ 2000 steps	2S, 10R, 5E	15 min, ~ 1500 steps	1S, 15R, 5E	15 min, ~ 1500 steps	1S, 12R, 5E
5	25 min, ~ 2500 steps	2S, 12R, 5E	20 min, ~ 2000 steps	2S, 10R, 5E	15 min, ~ 1500 steps	1S, 15R, 5E
6	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 5E	20 min, ~ 2000 steps	2S, 10R, 5E	20 min, ~ 2000 steps	2S, 10R, 5E
7	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 6E	25 min, ~ 2500 steps	2S, 12R, 5E	20 min, ~ 2000 steps	2S, 10R, 5E
8	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 6E	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 5E	25 min, ~ 2500 steps	2S, 12R, 5E
9	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 7E	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 6E	25 min, ~ 2500 steps	2S, 12R, 5E
10	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 7E	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 6E	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 5E
11	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 8E	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 7E	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 6E
12	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 8E	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 8E	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 6E
13	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 9E	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 8E	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 7E
14	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 9E	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 9E	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 8E
15	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 10E	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 10E	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 9E
16	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 10E	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 10E	30 min, ~ 3000 steps	2S, 15R, 10E

S number of sets, R number of repetitions, E number of exercises

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