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ArticleMultiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical

Personalised inpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation elicits clinically relevant improvements in physical function in patients with multiple sclerosis - The Danish MS Hospitals Rehabilitation Study.

Lars G Hvid, Tobias Gaemelke, Ulrik Dalgas, Mette K Slipsager, Peter V Rasmussen, Thor Petersen, Michael Nørgaard, Anders G Skjerbaek, Finn Boesen

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Article in Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07202195 (Home-Based Neuromodulation Suits for Reducing Spasticity and Ataxia in Multiple Sclerosis), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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NCT07202195 narecruitingnot on this map

Home-Based Neuromodulation Suits for Reducing Spasticity and Ataxia in Multiple Sclerosis: A Multi-center RCT

TypeinterventionalSponsorDaphne KosRan2026 to 2027Enrolled70ConditionsMultiple Sclerosis, MS (Multiple Sclerosis), Spasticity With Multiple Sclerosis, Ataxia - OtherArmselectro-stimulation suit, Usual Care
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tobias Gaemelke
Mette K SlipsagerExercise Biology, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Peter V RasmussenDepartment of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Thor PetersenDepartment of Regional Health Research, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Michael NørgaardMS Hospitals in Ry and Haslev, Haslev, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2866-1559
Anders G SkjerbaekMS Hospitals in Ry and Haslev, Haslev, Denmark.
Finn BoesenMS Hospitals in Ry and Haslev, Haslev, Denmark.
Herlev Hospital · DKAarhus University · DKAarhus University Hospital · DKUniversity of Southern Denmark · DK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEvidence of the effects of inpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation (MDR) on physical function in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is limited, particularly whether clinically relevant improvements can be achieved. The aim of this study, therefore, was to investigate the effects of personalised inpatient MDR on the physical function of MS patients.

methodsEmbedded in the Danish MS Hospitals Rehabilitation Study, a pragmatic study was performed in MS patients undergoing four weeks of inpatient MDR specifically targeting physical function. Outcomes were assessed at baseline (n = 142), at discharge (n = 137) and at six months follow-up (n = 126) using the six-minute walk test (6MWT), six-spot step test (SSST), five times sit to stand test (5STS), nine-hole peg test (NHPT), dynamic gait index (DGI) and 12-item MS walking scale (MSWS).

resultsFrom Baseline-to-Discharge, significant and clinically relevant improvements were found in all measures of walking capacity (6MWT, SSST, 5STS, DGI and MSWS; p < 0.05) along with significant (but not clinically relevant) improvements in upper extremity function (NHPT; p < 0.05). Whilst comparable improvements were observed within subgroups of MS phenotype (relapsing-remitting [RR] vs. secondary + primary progressive [SP + PP]), disease severity (moderate [EDSS

conclusionThe results provide novel evidence that personalised inpatient MDR targeting physical function in MS patients elicits significant and clinically relevant improvements in physical function.

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Multiple sclerosisphysical functional performancerehabilitation

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PMID33643662
PMCPMC7894699
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