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

Healthy Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02318238
• Other study ID #: FT001
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 4, 2014
• Last updated: December 11, 2014
• Start date: February 2014
• Est. completion date: October 2014

Study information

• Verified date: December 2014
• Source: Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Belgium: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 74
• Est. completion date: October 2014
• Est. primary completion date: February 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 5 Years to 15 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

• a lung disease

• an overweight

• an orthopedic disability which can slow down the subject during tests execution

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Children
• Healthy

Intervention

Other:
• 6 minutes walking test

• 6 minutes step test

• 4 meters gait speed

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	Clinique universitaire Saint-Luc	Brussels

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Walked distance	The distance walked by subjects during a 6 minute walk test	At 6 minutes	No
Primary	Steps count	Steps number raised and lowered by subject during a 6 minute step test	At 6 minutes	No
Primary	Time	Time to walk four metres	at 1 minute	No
Primary	6MWT speed	Subjects speed (number of metres/minute) during the 6 minute walk test	at 6 minutes	No
Primary	6MST speed	Number of steps/minute during the 6 minute step test	at 6 minutes	No
Primary	4MGS speed	Number of metres/second during the four metre gait speed	at 1 minute	No
Secondary	Dyspnea	Dyspnea is measured by a visual analogue scale	at 6 minutes	No
Secondary	Perceived exertion	Percieve exertion is measured by a perceive exertion scale	at 6 minutes	No
Secondary	Heart rate	Heart rate was measured after each test	at 6 minutes	No
Secondary	Oxygen saturation	Oxygen saturation was measured after each test	at 6 minutes	No