Assesment of Physical Activity Level of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: From Laboratory to Real Life

Assesment of Physical Activity Level of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: From Laboratory to Real Life

This study aims to assess the feasibility of a protocol determining individual moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) thresholds, among multiple sclerosis patients, in routine medical practice.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients aged 18 to 80 years old
• Multiple sclerosis according to McDonald criteria ;
• Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) between 0 and 6.5 ;
• Patient able to move with or without mechanical assistance.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Deterioration of neurological symptomatology within 60 day before enrollment ;
• Changes brought to the multiple sclerosis treatment within 6 months before enrollment ;
• Introduction of a treatment acting on spasticity or fatigue within 30 day before enrollment
• Changes brought to reeducation protocol throughout the duration of the study
• Patient unable to provide an effort equivalent to 3 times the resting metabolic value = 3 Metabolic Equivalent of Task (METs).