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The Six Minute Walk Test: Influence of Instruction on Results

NCT ID: NCT01789996

Last Updated: 2020-06-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-06-30

Study Completion Date

2014-12-31

Brief Summary

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Two - four 6MWT performed according to ATS standards. Each walk however had specifically altered wording and coaching performed in random order to determine differences in outcomes. One walk was done in the standard ATS fashion. One was done coaching to walk as fast as the patient can walk. One was coached to walk at the patients normal walking pace. One was coached to walk at the patient's leisure walking pace.

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Detailed Description

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Alternate 6MWT where subjects will be asked to walk as fast as they can, walk as normal as they can and walk leisurely as they can in 6 minutes compared to standard of care 6MWT which is walk as far as you can in 6 minutes.

Conditions

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Interstitial Lung Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Alternative six minute walk test

Subjects will be given the following instructions

1. walk as fast as they can in 6 minutes
2. walk as normally as they can in 6 minutes
3. walk leisurely as they can in 6 minutes. Pts will serve as their own controls.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

alternative six minute walk test

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Alternate instructions will be given Subjects will

1. walk as fast as they can in 6 minutes
2. walk as normally as they can in 6 minutes
3. walk leisurely as they can in 6 minutes. Pts will serve as their own controls.

Standard six minute walk test

Subjects will be given the following instruction

1\. walk as far as they can in 6 minutes

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Standard six minute walk test

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Subjects will walk as far as they can in 6 minutes

Interventions

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alternative six minute walk test

Alternate instructions will be given Subjects will

1. walk as fast as they can in 6 minutes
2. walk as normally as they can in 6 minutes
3. walk leisurely as they can in 6 minutes. Pts will serve as their own controls.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Standard six minute walk test

Subjects will walk as far as they can in 6 minutes

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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fast vs far far

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* advanced lung disease such as COPD, ILD, IPF, or PAH

Exclusion Criteria

* inability to walk, requiring supplemental oxygen, cardiac disease preventing successful 6MWT
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Inova Health Care Services

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Steven D Nathan, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Inova Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program

Locations

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Inova Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Weir NA, Brown AW, Shlobin OA, Smith MA, Reffett T, Battle E, Ahmad S, Nathan SD. The influence of alternative instruction on 6-min walk test distance. Chest. 2013 Dec;144(6):1900-1905. doi: 10.1378/chest.13-0287.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23975232 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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10.089

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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