The T25FW is a clinical tool that evaluates patients for quantitative mobility and leg function performance test in a timed, 25 foot walk.
1
5 minutes
5 minutes or less
Adult
18 - 64
yearsElderly adult
65 +
yearsInitially reviewed by the MS EDGE task force of the Neurology Section of the APTA in 2011. Updated by Yen-Yen Gee, MMus, Rebecca Schuck, and the Rehabilitation Measures Team in August 2013.
Recommendations for use of the instrument from the Neurology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Multiple Sclerosis Taskforce (MSEDGE), Parkinson’s Taskforce (PD EDGE), Spinal Cord Injury Taskforce (PD EDGE), Stroke Taskforce (StrokEDGE), Traumatic Brain Injury Taskforce (TBI EDGE), and Vestibular Taskforce (Vestibular EDGE) are listed below. These recommendations were developed by a panel of research and clinical experts using a modified Delphi process.
For detailed information about how recommendations were made, please visit: http://www.neuropt.org/go/healthcare-professionals/neurology-section-outcome-measures-recommendations
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Abbreviations: |
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HR |
Highly Recommend |
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R |
Recommend |
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LS / UR |
Reasonable to use, but limited study in target group / Unable to Recommend |
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NR |
Not Recommended |
Recommendations based on level of care in which the assessment is taken:
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Acute Care |
Inpatient Rehabilitation |
Skilled Nursing Facility |
Outpatient Rehabilitation |
Home Health |
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MS EDGE |
HR |
HR |
HR |
HR |
HR |
Recommendations based on EDSS Classification:
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EDSS 0.0 – 3.5 |
EDSS 4.0 – 5.5 |
EDSS 6.0 – 7.5 |
EDSS 8.0 – 9.5 |
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MS EDGE |
HR |
HR |
HR |
NR |
Recommendations for entry-level physical therapy education and use in research:
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Students should learn to administer this tool? (Y/N) |
Students should be exposed to tool? (Y/N) |
Appropriate for use in intervention research studies? (Y/N) |
Is additional research warranted for this tool (Y/N) |
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MS EDGE |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Multiple Sclerosis:
(Phan-Ba et al., 2011; n = 141 patients with a diagnosis of relapsing-remitting or progressive MS and 104 age-and sex-matched health volunteers; sex = 68.8 female MS patients and 63.5 female healthy controls; mean age for MS patients = 40.0 (12.4) years; mean age for healthy controls = 35.4 (13.0) years; EDSS = 2.5 (0-5.5) for MS patients; 37.6% of patients had limited ambulation; 31.2% of patients had restricted ambulation)
Multiple Sclerosis:
(Phan-Ba et al., 2011)
Multiple Sclerosis:
(Phan-Ba et al., 2011)
Multiple Sclerosis:
(Phan-Ba et al., 2011)
Multiple Sclerosis:
(Phan-Ba et al., 2011)
Hotchkiss, A., Fisher, A., et al. (2004). "Convergent and predictive validity of three scales related to falls in the elderly." Am J Occup Ther 58(1): 100-103. Find it on PubMed
Kaufman, M., Moyer, D., et al. (2000). "The significant change for the Timed 25-foot Walk in the multiple sclerosis functional composite." Multiple sclerosis 6(4): 286-290. Find it on PubMed
Kopke, S. and Meyer, G. (2006). "The Tinetti test: Babylon in geriatric assessment." Z Gerontol Geriatr 39(4): 288-291. Find it on PubMed
Phan-Ba, R., Pace, A., et al. (2011). "Comparison of the timed 25-foot and the 100-meter walk as performance measures in multiple sclerosis." Neurorehabilitation and neural repair 25(7): 672-679. Find it on PubMed
We have reviewed more than 500 instruments for use with a number of diagnoses including stroke, spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury among several others.