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NCT Number: NCT03627273

6MWT With and Without Walker

Elderly subjects repeated 6MWT with or without walker

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy Elderly

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc

Brussels, 1200, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • clinically stable
  • aged over 65 years
  • could walk
  • did not use walker frames in routine

Exclusion criteria

  • criteria outlined in the European respiratory society/American thoracic society technical standard related to 6MWT
  • impaired cognitive function

Treatment and study plan

6 minutes walking test with walker

Diagnostic Test

to walk during 6 minutes with walker

6 minutes walking test

Diagnostic Test

to walk during 6 minutes with walker

Primary outcomes

  1. six minutes walking test

    Time frame: six minutes

    distance

Secondary outcomes

  1. Modified Borg scale

    Time frame: six minutes

    dyspnea

  2. heart rate

    Time frame: six minutes

    heart beat rate

  3. pulsed oxygen saturation

    Time frame: six minutes

    saturation pulsed oxygen

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparison of 6 Minute Walk Test With and Without Walker

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2017
First posted
Aug 13, 2018
Registry last updated
Feb 25, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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