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Validity and Reliability of the 6-minute Walk Test Over a Distance of 6 Metres in People With Multiple Sclerosis

CompletedN/A

Sponsor: Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud

Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis

Interventions: The 6-minutes Walk Test

Countries: Switzerland

The objective of this study is to validate a different version of the 6 minutes Walk Test (6minWT), the 6minWT on 6 meters, instead of the 30 meters. The secondary objectives are to verify the reliability of this new version and to analyze the possible differences between the 6minWT6 and the 6minWT30 (according to speed at half-turn, other parameters: age, gender, height, EDSS score, type of disease, time since relapse).

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: OBSERVATIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* adults
* confirmed diagnosis of MS
* Expanded Disability Status Scale score 3 to 6.5 or to be able to walk 30 meters with or without aids
* good understanding of French
* have already completed a 6-minute walk test
* to be able to give consent by signature

Exclusion Criteria:

* Lung disease
* Heart disease
* co-morbidity preventing 6minWT
* relapse in the last 3 months
* chronic fatigue ≥ at 8 (Visual Analog Scale- Fatigue)

Locations (1)

Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland