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).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
254
assessment pre and post conventional MS rehabilitation
Hasselt University
Diepenbeek, Belgium
Timed 25-Foot Walk test (T25FW)
Time frame: day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months
Timed up and go (TUG), TUGcognitive
Time frame: day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months
Two minute walk test (2MWT)
Time frame: day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months
Four Square Step Test (FSST)
Time frame: day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months
5 repetition sit-to-stand test (5STS-test)
Time frame: 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)
Time frame: day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months
Rivermead Mobility Index (RMI)
Time frame: day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months
Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 (MSWS-12)
Time frame: day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months
Performance Scale mobility (PS-mob)
Time frame: day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months
Timed Up and Go, manual
Time frame: day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months
Berg Balance Scale (BBS)
Time frame: day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months
Dynamic Gait index (DGI)
Time frame: day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months
Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC)
Time frame: day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months
Trunk Impairment Scale, modified Norwegian version (TIS-modNV)
Time frame: day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
Time frame: day 1 and at the end of the rehabilitation, an expected average of three months
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