Comparison Between 6 Minute Walk Test, 6 Minute Step Test and 4 Metre Gait Speed

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy; Children

Treatments: Other: 6 minutes walking test; Other: 4 meters gait speed; Other: 6 minutes step test

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02318238

FT001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to find an alternative to the six minute walk test by validating six minute step test and four metre gait speed in healthy children. Both tests were previously validated in adults and are easier to achieve in non-hospital settings.

Enrollment: 74 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 15 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy

Exclusion criteria

• a lung disease
• an overweight
• an orthopedic disability which can slow down the subject during tests execution

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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74 participants in 3 patient groups

6 minute walking test

Active Comparator group

Description:

walking during 6 minutes

Treatment:

Other: 6 minutes walking test

6 minute step test

Experimental group

Description:

stepping during 6 minutes

Treatment:

Other: 6 minutes step test

4 meter gait speed

Experimental group

Description:

walking as fast as possible on 4 meters

Treatment:

Other: 4 meters gait speed