Trial reportActa neurologica Belgica2023
Effects of multi-task training on motor and cognitive performances in multiple sclerosis patients without clinical disability: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Acta neurologica Belgica, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03512886 (The Effect of Multiple-Task Training on Physical and Cognitive Functions in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Effect of Multiple-Task Training on Physical and Cognitive Functions in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Balance Exercise Interventions on Balance-Related Performance in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2024Pooled it
- Comparison of dual-task costs during different types of walking in people with Parkinson's disease: a controlled study.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2023Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to investigate the effects of multi-task training on motor and cognitive performance in People with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS) without clinical disability compared to single-task training and a control group.
methodsA total of 42 patients were randomly assigned to three groups labeled as Multi-Task Training Group (MTTG, n:14), Single-Task Training Group (STTG, n:14), and Control Group (CG, n:14). The STTG performed only motor tasks based on the task-oriented training program twice a week for 6 weeks while the MTTG performed the same tasks concurrently with additional motor and cognitive tasks. The CG performed relaxation exercises at home. Postural stability by posturography, walking by Timed Up-and-Go, manual dexterity by Nine-Hole Peg Test, mental tracking by Counting Backward, and verbal fluency by Word List Generation were assessed before and after the intervention under single and dual-task conditions.
resultsIn the MTTG, both single cognitive and single motor task performances increased, and, moreover, the cognitive Dual-Task Costs (DTCs) decreased although the motor DTCs were not changed significantly. There were significant group-by-time interactions in favor of MTTG only on the mental tracking DTC during walking compared to the STTG. Moreover, the changes in postural and walking DTCs were associated with changes in single-motor task performance.
conclusionThis study suggests that multi-task training is effective in reducing cognitive DTC rather than motor DTC under dual-task conditions in PwMS without clinical disability. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT03512886.
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