Predicting long walking capacity from the timed 25-foot walk test in persons with multiple sclerosis – a potential simple aid to assist ambulation scoring?

• Published in: Multiple sclerosis and related disorders Vol. 48; p. 102706
• Main Authors: Ramari, Cintia, Feys, Peter, Gaemelke, Tobias, Hvid, Lars G, Baert, Ilse, Kalron, Alon, Dalgas, Ulrik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.02.2021
• Subjects: 25-foot walk test; 6-minute walking test; Expanded disability status scale; Humans; Long walking capacity; Multiple Sclerosis - diagnosis; Prediction; Walk Test; Walking; Expanded disability status scale; 25-foot walk test; Long walking capacity; 6-minute walking test; Prediction
• ISSN: 2211-0348; 2211-0356
• DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102706

: In people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS), no formula exists to predict long walking capacity. : To examine the accuracy of the timed 25-foot walk (T25FW) to predict long walking in pwMS with various degrees of walking dysfunction. : A linear regression was made between the T25FW and the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) using data from 498 pwMS. : Prediction showed an excellent agreement between actual and predicted 6MWT distances, with an acceptable error of 10%, which increased as walking dysfunction increased. : The T25WT provided acceptable prediction of the 6MWT in pwMS, although less accurate at higher degrees of dysfunction.