The relatıonshıp Between Upper Extremity Exercise Test and Exercise Capacity ın patıents wıth Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Marmara University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07119099

14/2025

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between 6PBRT outcome measures and 6MWT, 1MSTST and UULEX outcome measures. The secondary aim is to investigate the predictors of 6PBRT test.

Full description

Our study was conducted in the Chest Diseases Clinic of Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital. Our study was approved by the Marmara University Faculty of Health Sciences Ethics Committee and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Signed informed consent was obtained from the participants.

Enrollment: 13 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Our study included subjects who were diagnosed with IPF according to the ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT guidelines, were over 18 years of age, had not changed their treatment for the last 3 months, and had a stable clinical status for the last 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects with orthopedic comorbidity affecting upper extremity use, neurologic comorbidity, severe postural impairment, uncontrolled cardiac or cardiometabolic comorbidity, newly diagnosed cancer, obstructive pulmonary disease, recent surgery and those who refused to volunteer were excluded.