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A Controlled Clinical Trial on the Effects of Exercise on Cognition and Mobility in Adults With Multiple Sclerosis.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of a 6-mo exercise program on cognition and mobility in participants with multiple sclerosis.

DESIGN: This is a prospective, single-blind, controlled clinical trial.

SETTING: A community rehabilitation program within a large metropolitan health service.

PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-eight patients with multiple sclerosis were referred for outpatient rehabilitation.

INTERVENTIONS: Participants were allocated to one of two groups and undertook a cognitive-motor exercise program or monitoring (control group).

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Cognition and mobility were the main outcome measures. Cognition was evaluated using the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Frontal Assessment Battery. Mobility was assessed with the Timed Get Up and Go test, applied with and without dual task distractors.

RESULTS: The findings showed benefits provided by exercise on cognition and mobility. Differently, participants of the control group did not have significant changes in cognition scores after 6 mos of follow-up and had a worse performance in mobility tests.

CONCLUSION: Six months of exercise provided benefits to cognition and mobility in adults with multiple sclerosis. This trial was registered prospectively with the Brazilian Clinical Trials Register, ID: RBR-9gh4km (https://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/?q=RBR-9gh4km).

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