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Table 2 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the second in-person interview

From: Study protocol: improving cognition in people with progressive multiple sclerosis: a multi-arm, randomized, blinded, sham-controlled trial of cognitive rehabilitation and aerobic exercise (COGEx)

 

Inclusion Criteria

SDMT

1.282 SD or more below published normative data (10th percentile).

 

Exclusion criteria

Visual Acuity

Corrected near vision worse than 20/70 (to see the test materials).

Severe nystagmus according to neurologist ratings.

The Beck Depression

Inventory

Score ≥ 29 (indicative of severe depression)

Token test

Score ≥ 29 indicative of intact verbal comprehension

MRI sites only

Failing the standard MRI screening form

  1. MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging, SDMT Symbol Digit Modalities Test