Table 1 Enrolment, interventions and assessments. T₀: baseline (entry to the clinic); T₁: three weeks after baseline (end of intervention and inpatient rehabilitation stay, discharge from clinic); T₂: four months after baseline; T₃: six months after baseline; IEME: inpatient energy management education; HIIT: high-intensity interval training; PMR: progressive muscle relaxation; MCT: moderate continuous training; HRQoL: health-related quality of life.

From: High-intensity interval training and energy management education, compared with moderate continuous training and progressive muscle relaxation, for improving health-related quality of life in persons with multiple sclerosis: study protocol of a randomized controlled superiority trial with six months’ follow-up