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Rate ratios (RaR) with 95% CIs were calculated for rate of falls, risk ratios (RR) for dichotomous outcomes and standardised mean difference for continuous outcomes. Data were pooled using a random effects model. The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation was used to assess the quality of the evidence.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We included 41 trials totalling 19\u2009369 participants; mean age 72\u201385 years. Exercise was the most common prespecified component of the multifactorial interventions (85%; n=35\/41). Most trials were judged at unclear or high risk of bias in \u22651 domain. Twenty trials provided data on rate of falls and showed multifactorial interventions may reduce the rate at which people fall compared with the comparator (RaR 0.79, 95%\u2009CI 0.70 to 0.88; 20 trials; 10\u2009116 participants; I<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>=90%; low-quality evidence). Multifactorial interventions may also slightly lower the risk of people sustaining one or more falls (RR 0.95, 95%\u2009CI 0.90 to 1.00; 30 trials; 13\u2009817 participants; I<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>=56%; moderate-quality evidence) and recurrent falls (RR 0.88, 95%\u2009CI 0.78 to 1.00; 15 trials; 7277 participants; I<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>=46%; moderate-quality evidence). However, there may be little or no difference in other fall-related outcomes, such as fall-related fractures, falls requiring hospital admission or medical attention and health-related quality of life. Very few trials (n=3) reported on adverse events related to the intervention. Prespecified subgroup analyses showed that the effect on rate of falls may be smaller when compared with usual care plus advice as opposed to usual care only. 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