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Table 1 Eligibility criteria for the Dutch patient advocacy case management study.

From: Design of a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) on the effectiveness of a Dutch patient advocacy case management intervention among severely disabled Multiple Sclerosis patients

Inclusion criteria

- Adult people older than 18 years

- Diagnosed with MS

- EDSS score with a range of 4.5 to 8.5

- Living at home

- Treated by neurologists of the Groningen MS centre, which is part of the University hospital

Exclusion criteria

- No clear diagnose for MS

- EDSS score below 4.5 or above 8

- Living in a nursing home or other institution for long term referral

- Participation in another MS related study

- Living at a larger distance from the hospital than 100 kilometers