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

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy; Children
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: 6 minutes walking test; Other: 6 minutes step test; Other: 4 meters gait speed

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 74
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Belgium
  • Brussels, Belgium
    • Clinique Universitaire Saint-Luc

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 5 years to 15 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: 6 minute walking test; walking during 6 minutes	Other: 6 minutes walking test; Other Names: walk during 6 minutes as fast as possible
Experimental: 6 minute step test; stepping during 6 minutes	Other: 6 minutes step test; Other Names: up and down a step during 6 minutes as fast as possible
Experimental: 4 meter gait speed; walking as fast as possible on 4 meters	Other: 4 meters gait speed; Other Names: walk a four metre distance

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Walked distance	The distance walked by subjects during a 6 minute walk test	At 6 minutes
Steps count	Steps number raised and lowered by subject during a 6 minute step test	At 6 minutes
Time	Time to walk four metres	at 1 minute
6MWT speed	Subjects speed (number of metres/minute) during the 6 minute walk test	at 6 minutes
6MST speed	Number of steps/minute during the 6 minute step test	at 6 minutes
4MGS speed	Number of metres/second during the four metre gait speed	at 1 minute

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Dyspnea	Dyspnea is measured by a visual analogue scale	at 6 minutes
Perceived exertion	Percieve exertion is measured by a perceive exertion scale	at 6 minutes
Heart rate	Heart rate was measured after each test	at 6 minutes
Oxygen saturation	Oxygen saturation was measured after each test	at 6 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Sophie De Wulf, UCL

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: February 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 4, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 11, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): December 17, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 17, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 11, 2014
• Last Verified: December 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: exercise tolerance; evaluation; healthy children; 6MWT
• Other Study ID Numbers: FT001