Supervised exercise study in MS separates attendance from completing sessions as prescribed
Participants usually completed attended sessions as planned, but missed sessions reduced overall completion. The study evaluated safety and participation, not whether cognition improved.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
In this supervised trial, people with multiple sclerosis and slowed cognitive processing completed most attended exercise sessions as prescribed, but overall participation was lower because sessions were missed. Attendance did not differ significantly between programs. These findings describe feasibility in a selected, fully ambulatory group; they do not establish cognitive improvement or safety for everyone with MS.
The trial was small and limited to fully ambulatory participants with slowed cognitive processing. The authors say that baseline characteristics associated with attendance and completion need replication in larger MS samples.
What researchers found
Participation across scheduled sessions
Averages for the overall sample during 12 weeks of treadmill walking or stretching and toning. These are reported participation rates, not between-group effects.
Attendance and completion differ
Attendance counted sessions participants came to; compliance counted sessions completed as prescribed. Attendance did not differ by assignment, but the relative compliance rate was significantly higher in the stretching-and-toning control group.
What safety reporting showed
Reported adverse events were nonserious and generally unrelated to the assigned programs, including illnesses and falls outside the study. This supports a limited feasibility assessment rather than a guarantee about exercise safety.
The original publication
Safety, adherence, and compliance in a RCT of supervised exercise training among persons with multiple sclerosis who have slowed cognitive processing speed.
Nauman H, Wells GE, Iosipchuk O et al.
Mult Scler Relat Disord · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 40912162
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