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NCT Number: NCT06638281

Reliability of the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test in University Students

The aim of this study is to evaluate the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the incremental shuttle walk test in university students.

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Key information

Conditions

Incremental Shuttle Walk Test

Age range

18 year–26 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Siirt University

Siirt, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

The incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) is a valid and reliable field test developed to evaluate functional exercise capacity. This test requires the participant to walk up and down a 10 m course marked by two cones placed 9 m apart. The walking speed, determined by an audio signal, is slow at first, but gradually increases every minute.

Although validity and reliability studies have been conducted in different disease groups and healthy populations, there is no study evaluating the inter-rater reliability of the incremental shuttle walk test in healthy individuals. Our research aims to evaluate the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the incremental shuttle walk test in university students.For this purpose, undergraduate nursing students will be included in our research.ISWT will be administered to students by two different researchers on the same day. For test-retest reliability the ISWT will be administered again by the same researchers on a different day (retest).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Being a student of Siirt University Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department
  • Being between the ages of 18-26
  • Understanding and speaking Turkish

Exclusion criteria

  • Having a systemic, orthopedic or neurological disease
  • Participant wishes to withdraw from the study

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Incremental Shuttle Walk Test Results

    Time frame: At baseline and within 2-7 days after first assessment

    The number of completed shuttles will be recorded, and the total incremental shuttle walk distance (ISWD) will be calculated. Heart rate (HR), arterial blood pressure, saturation, perceived dyspnea, and fatigue according to the modified Borg scale will be assessed before, at the end of the test, and after a 5-min recovery.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Age

    Time frame: Baseline

    Age in years

  2. Weight

    Time frame: Baseline

    Weight (kg)

  3. Height

    Time frame: Baseline

    Height (m)

  4. Smoking Status

    Time frame: Baseline

    Smoking status will be recorded

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Siirt University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Oct 15, 2024
Registry last updated
Feb 26, 2025

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