Clinical Investigation of the Quality of Life Benefit of Using a Home Walking Exoskeleton for a Population of Multiple Sclerosis Patients With Gait Disorders.
The goal of this clinical investigation is to evaluate the effectiveness of home use of a lightweight robotic lower limb exoskeleton as a walking aid device on quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis with gait disorders. Participants will wear an exoskeleton (Keeogo) for 8 weeks at home during the experimental phase. This phase is compared to an 8-week control phase at home with advice on regular physical activity adapted to their abilities.
• Patient with multiple sclerosis according to the revised Mac Donald diagnostic criteria (2017) in the relapsing-remitting form more than 6 months from a relapsing or progressive period.
• An Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) between 5 and 6.5 on the EDSS scale (Kurtzke 1983)
• Living at home
• Using a walking aid
• 18 years old or older
• Have freely consented to participate in this study
• To be more than 1m52 tall
• Hip Manual Muscle Testing (MMT) score ≥ 3+ (flexors and expanders)
• Knee Manual Muscle Testing (MMT) score ≥ 2 (flexors and expanders)
• Berg scale (BBS) score \> 20
• Patient affiliated with a social security plan or beneficiary of such a plan.