ArticleInternational journal of telerehabilitation2018
Telerehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis: Results of a Randomized Feasibility and Efficacy Pilot Study.
Article in International journal of telerehabilitation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07178834 (Impact of a Tele-rehabilitation Program on People With Multiple Sclerosis), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Impact of a Tele-rehabilitation Program on People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Multicenter, Randomized, Single-blind Study.
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Safety of videoconferencing for physical rehabilitation and exercise: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Virtual reality for multiple sclerosis rehabilitation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Alexa, let's train now! - A systematic review and classification approach to digital and home-based physical training interventions aiming to support healthy cognitive aging.Journal of sport and health science · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Telehealth-Supervised Respiratory Exercise Training on Respiratory Function, Fatigue, Quality of Life, and Functional Capacity of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- Telerehabilitation for Motor Recovery in Adults with Neurological Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Across Motor Domains, Delivery Models, and Follow-Up Effects.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- An AI-Based Telerehabilitation Solution to Improve Mobility in People With Multiple Sclerosis (the PLATINUMS Project): Protocol for an Implementation and Evaluation Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Timely and Personalized Interventions and Vigilant Care in Neurodegenerative Conditions: The FIT4TeleNEURO Pragmatic Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Impact of Personality Traits on Patient Satisfaction after Telerehabilitation: A Comparative Study of Remote and Face-to-Face Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation during COVID-19 Lockdown.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Home-Based Tele-Exercise in Musculoskeletal Conditions and Chronic Disease: A Literature Review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Review
- Is mHealth a Useful Tool for Self-Assessment and Rehabilitation of People with Multiple Sclerosis? A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2021Review
- Acceptability and outcomes of an individualized exergaming telePT program for veterans with multiple sclerosis: a pilot study.Archives of physiotherapy · 2020Article
- Orchestrating a New Path for Multiple Sclerosis: Achieving Physical, Cognitive, and Emotional Rehabilitation Goals Through Physical and Music Therapy.International journal of MS careArticle
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Abstract
A prospective, randomized, three-arm, evaluator blinded study to demonstrate the feasibility of a telerehabilitation (TR) program in individuals with ambulatory deficits secondary to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and evaluate its efficacy when compared to conventional on-site physical therapy (PT) was completed. Thirty participants were evaluated at baseline and randomized to one of three groups with intervention lasting 8 weeks: Group 1 (control)- customized unsupervised home-based exercise program (HEP) 5 days a week; Group 2 (TR)- remote PT supervised via audio/visual real-time telecommunication twice weekly; Group 3 (PT)- in-person PT at the medical facility twice weekly. Outcomes included patient reported outcomes (PROs) obtained through questionnaires, and measurements of gait and balance performed with bedside tests and a computerized system. Functional gait assessment improved from baseline in all three groups. There were no significant differences between the TR and the conventional PT groups for a variety of outcome measures. TR is a feasible method to perform PT in persons with MS and has comparable efficacy to conventional in-person PT as measured by patient reported outcomes and objective outcomes of gait and balance.
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