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Trial reportNeurorehabilitation and neural repair2024

Actual and Imagined Music-Cued Gait Training in People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Double-Blind Randomized Parallel Multicenter Trial.

Barbara Seebacher, Birgit Helmlinger, Daniela Pinter, Bettina Heschl, Rainer Ehling, Stefanie Hechenberger, Markus Reindl, Michael Khalil, Christian Enzinger, Florian Deisenhammer and 1 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled TrialMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Neurorehabilitation and neural repair, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Barbara SeebacherClinical Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5699-9077
Birgit HelmlingerDepartment of Neurology, Research Unit for Neuronal Plasticity and Repair, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Steiermark, Austria.
Daniela PinterDepartment of Neurology, Research Unit for Neuronal Plasticity and Repair, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Steiermark, Austria.
Bettina HeschlDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Rainer EhlingKarl Landsteiner Institute for Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Research, Muenster, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-6291-9659
Stefanie HechenbergerDepartment of Neurology, Research Unit for Neuronal Plasticity and Repair, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Steiermark, Austria.
Markus ReindlClinical Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2817-1402
Michael KhalilDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-5350-3328
Christian EnzingerDepartment of Neurology, Research Unit for Neuronal Plasticity and Repair, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Steiermark, Austria.
Florian DeisenhammerClinical Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Christian Brenneis MdKarl Landsteiner Institute for Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Research, Muenster, Austria.

Funding

Bristol-Myers Squibb NA-CL-MS-PI-13909
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundActual and imagined cued gait trainings have not been compared in people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

objectiveTo analyze the effects of cued motor imagery (CMI), cued gait training (CGT), and combined CMI and cued gait training (CMI-CGT) on motor, cognitive, and emotional functioning, and health-related quality of life in people with MS.

methodsIn this double-blind randomized parallel-group multicenter trial, people with MS were randomized (1:1:1) to CMI, CMI-CGT, or CGT for 30 minutes, 4×/week for 4 weeks. Patients practiced at home, using recorded instructions, and supported by ≥6 phone calls. Data were collected at weeks 0, 4, and 13. Co-primary outcomes were walking speed and distance, analyzed by intention-to-treat. Secondary outcomes were global cognitive impairment, anxiety, depression, suicidality, fatigue, HRQoL, motor imagery ability, music-induced motivation, pleasure and arousal, self-efficacy, and cognitive function. Adverse events and falls were continuously monitored.

resultsOf 1559 screened patients, 132 were randomized: 44 to CMI, 44 to CMI-CGT, and 44 to CGT. None of the interventions demonstrated superiority in influencing walking speed or distance, with negligible effects on walking speed (η

conclusionsCMI-GT did not lead to improved walking speed and distance compared with CMI and CGT alone in people with MS. Lack of a true control group represents a study limitation.

trial registrationGerman Clinical Trials Register, DRKS00023978.

Indexed as

Multiple SclerosisAdultCuesDouble-Blind MethodExercise TherapyFemaleGait Disorders, NeurologicHumansImagery, PsychotherapyImaginationMaleMiddle AgedMusicMusic TherapyNeurological RehabilitationOutcome Assessment, Health Carefatiguemotor imagerymultiple sclerosismusicphysiotherapywalking

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PMID38873806
PMCPMC11308272

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