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

NCT04228328 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 2019-01864
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 21
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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).

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The 6-minutes Walk Test on 6 Meters

  The patient walk for 6 minutes back and forth in a 6-meter hallway turning around cones.

  First test day

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• 360 Degree Turn Test (Time)

  First test day

• 360 Degree Turn Test (Number of Steps)

  First test day

• 6 Minute Walk Test on 30 Meters

  Second test day

• The 6-minutes Walk Test on 6 Meters

  Second test day

Interventions

The 6-minutes Walk Test DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

To walk for 6 minutes

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Multiple sclerosis patient able to walk at least 30 meters, Expanded Disability Status Scale from 3 to 6.5

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud: lead
• University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud

Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, 1011, Switzerland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis

Interventions

Walk Test

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS; Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System; Nervous System Diseases; Demyelinating Diseases; Autoimmune Diseases; Immune System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Test; Heart Function Tests; Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Pr Kenny Guex, director of thesis
• Organization: Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud

kenny.guex@hesav.ch

+41 21 316 80 46

Study Officials

• Kenny Guex, PhD

  Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 10, 2020
• First Posted: January 14, 2020
• Study Start: March 3, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 5, 2020
• Study Completion: November 5, 2020
• Last Updated: February 4, 2026
• Results First Posted: February 4, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CH (1)