title: Whom to Target for Falls-Prevention Trials: Recommendations from the International MS Falls Prevention Research Network.
abstract: Effective falls-prevention approaches for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) are needed. A significant challenge in studying falls-prevention programs for people with MS is deciding whom to include in trials. This article presents and discusses potential criteria for selecting participants for trials of falls-prevention interventions in MS. This narrative review reports on the inaugural meeting of the International MS Falls Prevention Research Network (IMSFPRN), which was held in March 2014 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Criteria considered were age, assistive device use, cognition, and fall history. The IMSFPRN reached consensus agreement to recommend that participants of all ages with varying levels of cognitive ability who are able to ambulate with or without assistance and who have a history of falling should be included in their future falls-prevention trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, and Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA (MC); Department of Clinical Therapies, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (SC); and Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA (JJS).
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, and Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA (MC); Department of Clinical Therapies, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (SC); and Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA (JJS).
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coote
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, and Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA (MC); Department of Clinical Therapies, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland (SC); and Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA (JJS).
authors.forename: Jacob J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sosnoff