A custom-built step exergame training programme to prevent falls in people with multiple sclerosis : A multicentre randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Cognitive-motor step training can improve stepping, balance and mobility in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), but effectiveness in preventing falls has not been demonstrated.

OBJECTIVES: This multisite randomised controlled trial aimed to determine whether 6 months of home-based step exergame training could reduce falls and improve associated risk factors compared with usual care in people with MS.

METHODS: In total, 461 people with MS aged 22-81 years were randomly allocated to usual care (control) or unsupervised home-based step exergame training (120 minutes/week) for 6 months. The primary outcome was rate of falls over 6 months from randomisation. Secondary outcomes included physical, cognitive and psychosocial function at 6 months and falls over 12 months.

RESULTS: Mean (standard deviation (SD)) weekly training duration was 70 (51) minutes over 6 months. Fall rates did not differ between intervention and control groups (incidence rates (95% confidence interval (CI)): 2.13 (1.57-2.69) versus 2.24 (1.35-3.13), respectively, incidence rate ratio: 0.96 (95% CI: 0.69-1.34, p = 0.816)). Intervention participants performed faster in tests of choice-stepping reaction time at 6 months. No serious training-related adverse events were reported.

CONCLUSION: The step exergame training programme did not reduce falls among people with MS. However, it significantly improved choice-stepping reaction time which is critical to ambulate safely in daily life environment.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) - 30(2024), 4-5 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 571-584

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hoang, Phu [VerfasserIn]
Sturnieks, Daina L [VerfasserIn]
Butler, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Chaplin, Carly [VerfasserIn]
Hicks, Cameron [VerfasserIn]
Lo, Joanne [VerfasserIn]
Ratanapongleka, Mayna [VerfasserIn]
Robinson, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Natassia [VerfasserIn]
Turner, Jessica [VerfasserIn]
Krishnan, Arun V [VerfasserIn]
Barnett, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Gandevia, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Lord, Stephen R [VerfasserIn]
Menant, Jasmine C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Accidental falls
Balance training
Cognitive training
Fall prevention
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Multiple sclerosis
Randomised controlled trial
Randomized Controlled Trial
Stepping

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Date Completed 12.04.2024

Date Revised 12.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/13524585241229360

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36852938X