Walking endurance in multiple sclerosis: Meta-analysis of six-minute walk test performance

KLJ Cederberg, EM Sikes, AA Bartolucci, RW Motl - Gait & Posture, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The 6-minute walk (6 MW) is the most commonly applied measure of
endurance walking capacity in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS); however, we are not …

Does the six-minute walk test measure walking performance or physical fitness in persons with multiple sclerosis?

BM Sandroff, LA Pilutti, RW Motl - NeuroRehabilitation, 2015 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: There is psychometric evidence that supports the six-minute walk (6MW) as
a measure of walking performance, whereas other psychometric data support it as a …

[HTML][HTML] Gait speed trajectory during the six-minute walk test in multiple sclerosis: a measure of walking endurance

S Chen, S Sierra, Y Shin, MD Goldman - Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The six-minute walk (6MW) test is a validated assessment method in Multiple
Sclerosis (MS) research. While the total distance covered during six minutes (6MWTD) is …

Gait and six-minute walk performance in persons with multiple sclerosis

LA Pilutti, D Dlugonski, BM Sandroff, Y Suh… - Journal of the …, 2013 - Elsevier
The six-minute walk (6MW) has been established as a clinic-based, performance measure
of walking endurance that reflects community ambulation in multiple sclerosis (MS) …

Evaluation of the six-minute walk in multiple sclerosis subjects and healthy controls

MD Goldman, RA Marrie… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To assess the characteristics of the 6-min walk (6MW) in multiple sclerosis (MS)
subjects of varied disability, and controls. To assess the correlation of 6MW to subjective …

Quantitative synthesis of timed 25-foot walk performance in multiple sclerosis

EM Sikes, KL Cederberg, BM Sandroff… - Archives of Physical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To provide a meta-analysis of articles that have included the timed 25-foot walk
(T25FW) in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), quantify differences in T25FW scores …

Symptomatic correlates of six-minute walk performance in persons with multiple sclerosis.

RW Motl, S Balantrapu, L Pilutti… - European journal of …, 2012 - europepmc.org
Background The six-minute walk (6MW) test has been identified as a valid, reliable, and
reproducible measure of endurance walking performance that differentiates persons with …

Exercise as a therapy for improvement of walking ability in adults with multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis

M Pearson, G Dieberg, N Smart - Archives of physical medicine and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To quantify improvements in walking performance commonly observed in patients
with multiple sclerosis (pwMS), a systematic literature search and meta-analysis were …

Six-minute walk test for persons with mild or moderate disability from multiple sclerosis: performance and explanatory factors

JL Wetzel, DK Fry, LA Pfalzer - Physiotherapy Canada, 2011 - utpjournals.press
Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which health
factors, functional measures, and pulmonary impairment explain performance on 6-Minute …

Can aerobic treadmill training reduce the effort of walking and fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis: a pilot study

MA Newman, H Dawes… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Impaired mobility in multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with high-energy costs and effort
when walking, gait abnormalities, poor endurance and fatigue. This repeated measures trial …