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Several fall risk factors have been identified, but the issue is complex, with interactions between triggering factors and preceding activities and events. There is a lack of studies explicitly evaluating fall prevention strategies given as counselling over time.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The project includes (1) a two-armed randomised controlled internal pilot study with a nested qualitative study on participants\u2019 experiences and (2) a randomised controlled trial (RCT). The pilot study will evaluate feasibility in terms of recruitment, dropout, adverse events and battery of tests and will constitute a basis for recalculating the preliminary estimated sample size for a full-scale study. 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Participants in the pilot study allocated to the intervention group will after follow-up be invited to individual interviews focusing on experiences of taking part in the intervention and the study.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>Adults diagnosed with MS, fall history and remaining walking ability will be recruited by physiotherapists from six sites in Sweden. The primary outcome will be self-reported falls for 6 months and secondary outcomes will be self-rating scales covering concern about falling, confidence in remaining balance during activities, walking limitations and ability to avoid falls. Descriptive measures of disease impact will be used.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study was approved by the Swedish Ethical Review Authority, Stockholm Dept. 4 (ID: 2025-04486-1, date: 2025-08-12). 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