Cochrane · systematic review · CD012475
Interventions for preventing falls in people with multiple sclerosis
Hayes, S, Galvin, R, Kennedy, C, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
Multiple Sclerosis and Rare Diseases of the CNSAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 25%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 25%Low 2 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Exercise compared to control (post‐intervention) for preventing falls in people with multiple sclerosis
Population: people with multiple sclerosis (including people with relapsing‐remitting, secondary progressive or primary progressive types of MS), mean age: 53 years
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Falls rate Falls were measured using prospective daily diaries, prospective monthly calendars or retrospectively. Falls rate calculation= number of falls/number in group * (number of days/365) The timing of measurement was post‐intervention for al... Exercise vs control (post‐intervention) | Rate ratio 0.68 [0.43, 1.06] | 5 studies · 399 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Number of fallers Falls were measured using prospective daily diaries, prospective monthly calendars or retrospectively The timing of measurement was post‐intervention for all studies Exercise vs control (post‐intervention) | RR 0.85 [0.51, 1.43] | 5 studies · 355 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Adverse events The timing of measurement was post‐intervention for all studies Exercise vs control (post‐intervention) | RR 1.25 [0.26, 6.03] | 3 studies · 97 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Quality of life Exercise vs control (post‐intervention) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |