Wearable sensors can reliably quantify gait alterations associated with disability in people with progressive multiple sclerosis in a clinical setting

L Angelini, W Hodgkinson, C Smith, JM Dodd… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Gait disability in people with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) is difficult to quantify using
existing clinical tools. This study aims to identify reliable and objective gait-based …

Objective sensor-based gait measures reflect motor impairment in multiple sclerosis patients: reliability and clinical validation of a wearable sensor device

F Flachenecker, H Gaßner, J Hannik, DH Lee… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Gait deficits are common in multiple sclerosis (MS) and contribute to disability
but may not be easily detected in the early stages of the disease. Objectives We investigated …

Wearable inertial sensors are highly sensitive in the detection of gait disturbances and fatigue at early stages of multiple sclerosis

R Müller, D Hamacher, S Hansen, P Oschmann… - BMC neurology, 2021 - Springer
Background The aim of the current study was to examine multiple gait parameters obtained
by wearable inertial sensors and their sensitivity to clinical status in early multiple sclerosis …

Clinical assessment of gait in individuals with multiple sclerosis using wearable inertial sensors: Comparison with patient-based measure

M Pau, S Caggiari, A Mura, F Corona, B Leban… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background This study aims to verify the feasibility of use of wearable accelerometers in an
ambulatory environment to assess spatiotemporal parameters of gait in people with Multiple …

Free-living and laboratory gait characteristics in patients with multiple sclerosis

FA Storm, KPS Nair, AJ Clarke, JM Van der Meulen… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Wearable sensors offer the potential to bring new knowledge to inform
interventions in patients affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) by thoroughly quantifying gait …

Short bouts of gait data and body-worn inertial sensors can provide reliable measures of spatiotemporal gait parameters from bilateral gait data for persons with …

LG Motti Ader, BR Greene, K McManus, N Tubridy… - Biosensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Wearable devices equipped with inertial sensors enable objective gait assessment for
persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), with potential use in ambulatory care or home and …

Disability and fatigue can be objectively measured in multiple sclerosis

C Motta, E Palermo, V Studer, M Germanotta… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The available clinical outcome measures of disability in multiple sclerosis are
not adequately responsive or sensitive. Objective To investigate the feasibility of inertial …

Quantity and quality of gait and turning in people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and matched controls during daily living

VV Shah, J McNames, M Mancini, P Carlson-Kuhta… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Clinical trials need to specify which specific gait characteristics to monitor as mobility
measures for each neurological disorder. As a first step, this study aimed to investigate a set …

Laboratory versus daily life gait characteristics in patients with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and matched controls

VV Shah, J McNames, M Mancini… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2020 - Springer
Background and purpose Recent findings suggest that a gait assessment at a discrete
moment in a clinic or laboratory setting may not reflect functional, everyday mobility. As a …

Deterioration of specific aspects of gait during the instrumented 6-min walk test among people with multiple sclerosis

S Shema-Shiratzky, E Gazit, R Sun, K Regev… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Prolonged walking is typically impaired among people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS),
however, it is unclear what the contributing factors are or how to evaluate this deterioration …