Effects of a cooling vest with sham condition on walking capacity in heat-sensitive people with Multiple Sclerosis.

Alex Bouite StellaFulvio PasquinShawnda A MorrisonMaria Elisa MorelliAlessandro DinotoAlessio BratinaAntonio BoscoArianna SartoriFabiola GiudiciPaolo Manganotti

Published in: European journal of applied physiology (2020)

The lightweight cooling vest improved total walking time and distance in heat-sensitive pwMS. These physiological improvements were likely due to feeling perceptually cooler in the COLD trial, compared to the corresponding point of fatigue in the CON condition.

Keyphrases

multiple sclerosis
heat stress
lower limb
study protocol
clinical trial
phase iii
phase ii
sleep quality