A study to establish reference values for the incremental shuttle walk test in a healthy populatio
- Conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)Respiratory
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN70138213
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
1. Patients over the age of 40 years, either sex
2. Medical Research Council (MRC) grade of 1 or 2
3. Normal spirometry diagnosed by forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) greater than 80% or FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio of greater than 70% of their predicted age group average (NICE, 2004; BTS, 2005)
4. Willingness to participate (informed consent)
1. Subjects less than 40 years old or more than 90 years old
2. Subjects with any co-morbidities that affect their mobility
3. Subjects with known cardiovascular disease or any unstable cardiac conditions
4. Body mass index (BMI) less than 18.5 or greater than 40 kg/m2 (Food Standards Agency [FSA])
5. Subjects with a resting systolic blood pressure (SBP) greater than 180 mmHg or resting diastolic blood pressure (DBP) greater than 100 mmHg
6. Subjects with pulmonary dysfunction diagnosed by FEV1 less than 80% or FEV1/FVC less than 70% of their predicted age group average (NICE, 2004; BTS, 2005)
7. Subjects without the capacity to give informed consent; if they are confused or if they are impaired by pain
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method