An interventional study of 6 minutes walking test and 6 minutes step test in Healthy and Children, sponsored by Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain. Completed at 1 site in Belgium. Open to participants aged 5 Years to 15 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-12-17.
Sponsored by Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
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.
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain is the lead sponsor of 342 studies on the registry; 61 are open to participants now.
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Exclusion Criteria:
walking during 6 minutes
Other: 6 minutes walking test
stepping during 6 minutes
Other: 6 minutes step test
walking as fast as possible on 4 meters
Other: 4 meters gait speed
Also known as: walk during 6 minutes as fast as possible
Also known as: up and down a step during 6 minutes as fast as possible
Also known as: walk a four metre distance
Walked distance
The distance walked by subjects during a 6 minute walk test
Time frame: At 6 minutes
Steps count
Steps number raised and lowered by subject during a 6 minute step test
Time frame: At 6 minutes
Time
Time to walk four metres
Time frame: at 1 minute
6MWT speed
Subjects speed (number of metres/minute) during the 6 minute walk test
Time frame: at 6 minutes
6MST speed
Number of steps/minute during the 6 minute step test
Time frame: at 6 minutes
4MGS speed
Number of metres/second during the four metre gait speed
Time frame: at 1 minute
Dyspnea
Dyspnea is measured by a visual analogue scale
Time frame: at 6 minutes
Perceived exertion
Percieve exertion is measured by a perceive exertion scale
Time frame: at 6 minutes
Heart rate
Heart rate was measured after each test
Time frame: at 6 minutes
Oxygen saturation
Oxygen saturation was measured after each test
Time frame: at 6 minutes
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