The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the 6-min walk test (6MWT) in healthy children. Chinese secondary school students were randomly recruited. They attended the current authors' unit on two occasions, separated by 2 weeks. Physical examination and standardised maximum incremental exercise testing on a treadmill were performed on the first visit. Spirometry and 6M...

Purpose: Exercise capacity is an independent predictor of the disease prognosis in many clinical conditions. This study aims to predict functional exercise determinants and investigate association between status variables liver transplant candidates. 
 Methods: prospective cross-sectional consisted thirty patients who were scheduled for transplantation. Respiratory peripheral muscle streng...

OBJECTIVE To assess the distance covered by both eutrophic individuals and individuals with different grades of obesity and correlate the data obtained with spirometric values. This study is justified by the existing difficulty in assessing the functional capacity in obese individuals, and by the low cost and good specificity of six-minute walk test (6MWT) in predicting reduced capacity for act...

OBJECTIVE Evaluate SLE stable patients, without overt respiratory compromise, by means of 6MWT. CASUISTIC AND METHODS Forty-five stable SLE patients were enrolled. The ATS/ERS protocol for 6MWT, was used and two parameters with cut-off points were chosen. RESULTS Forty-two patients were women. The mean age was 39 ± 11.4 years; mean duration of disease, 121 ± 93.1 months; mean value of MRC, ...

BACKGROUND The Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) has been used with clinical and healthy populations to assess functional capacity and cardiovascular fitness. The aim of this study was to determine the test-retest reliability of a modified-6MWT as well as concurrent validity of walk distance with peak oxygen uptake (VO₂ peak). METHOD Participants were 13 adults (males = 7) with intellectual disabil...

Background. Six-minute walk test (6MWT) has 3 measurement outcomes, which are walk distance, desaturation, and symptom. The aim of this study was to examine whether routinely measured right-heart catheter (RHC) data correlate with 6MWT outcomes in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). Methods. Between June 2010 and December 2012, consecutive patients with ILD who underwent evaluation, ...

BACKGROUND The guidelines approved by the American Thoracic Society in 2002 definitely recognize the six-minute walk test (6MWT) as a useful tool for the evaluation of physical efficiency in individuals with at least moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure and intermittent dysbasia. So far, the American Thoracic Society has not approved the use of a treadmill to determine ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the aerobic intensity level and pacing pattern during the 6-min walk test (6MWT) in persons with multiple sclerosis, taking into account time of day, fatigue, disability level and multiple sclerosis subtype. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS/PATIENTS Eighty multiple sclerosis patients (Expanded Disability Status Scale, EDSS ≤ 6.5). METHODS Participants performed ...

We performed 24-hr monitoring of pulse oximetric saturation (SpO(2)) with ECG and six-minute walk test (6MWT) in 19 patients with fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (ILD) to investigate; 1) The frequency and severity of hypoxemia and dysrhythmia during daily activities and 6MWT, 2) safety of 6MWT, and 3) the parameters of 6MWT which can replace 24-hr continuous monitoring of SpO(2) to predict ...