Psychometric Properties Mobility Measures MS
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Interventions
- Other: conventional MS rehabilitation
- Registration Number
- NCT02339688
- Lead Sponsor
- Hasselt University
- Brief Summary
Current study will investigate the quality (psychometric properties) and clinical utility of several mobility measures, according to disability level. Therefore, several aspects will be inquired:
* Was there an effect of rehabilitation
* Is the measure able to detect change over time? And thus the change exceed measurement error and is it clinically important (responsiveness)
* Does the measure assess what it claims to measure (validity)
* Is the measure able to differentiate all performances of the patients, inclusively the very good and very bad performances (floor and ceiling effects)
* Does the measure gives similar results under consistent test conditions on another testing day (reliability) Worldwide, theoretical approaches to physical therapy and rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis often appear significantly different. Since the present research protocol will be performed at different centers across European countries (and US sites), this multi-center study can additionally be applied for mapping the volume and content of rehabilitation, as well as the differential impact of diverse rehabilitation approaches and training volume on mobility, for several disability levels.
Some health-economic analyses will be performed to examine what the approximate cost of rehabilitation compared to effects is and what drivers of costs are (setting, equipment, staff).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 254
- Diagnosis of MS according to McDonald criteria24,
- Expanded Disability Status Scale25 (EDSS) ≥ 2 and ≤ 6.5 as determined by neurologists or trained clinician
- no relapse within the last month
- no changes in disease modifying treatment and no corticoid-therapy within the last month
- receive at least 10 sessions of physical therapy (in- or outpatient rehabilitation), with a maximum duration of 3 months
- other medical conditions interfering with mobility (e.g. stroke, pregnancy, fractures, ...)
- other neurological impairments with permanent damage (stroke, Parkinson, ...)
- MS-like syndromes such as neuromyelitis optica
- not able to understand and execute simple instructions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description convential MS rehabilitation conventional MS rehabilitation Investigation of the quality (psychometric properties) and clinical utility of several measures of mobility
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 5 repetition sit-to-stand test (5STS-test) day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months Modified 5 repetition sit-to-stand test (mod 5STS-test) day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months Rivermead Mobility Index (RMI) day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 (MSWS-12) day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months Timed 25-Foot Walk test (T25FW) day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months Timed up and go (TUG), TUGcognitive day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months Four Square Step Test (FSST) day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months Two minute walk test (2MWT) day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months Performance Scale mobility (PS-mob) day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Timed Up and Go, manual day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months Berg Balance Scale (BBS) day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months Dynamic Gait index (DGI) day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC) day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months Trunk Impairment Scale, modified Norwegian version (TIS-modNV) day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Hasselt University
🇧🇪Diepenbeek, Belgium