The Six-minute Stepper Test as an Outcome Measure of Exercise Tolerance During Pulmonary Rehabilitation in With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients(STEPPER)?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Interventions: Procedure: Pulmonary rehabilitation assessed with six-minute walk test and six-minute stepper test

• Registration Number: NCT01759199
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Brest

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to show if the six-minute stepper test (ST6) is a sensible marker of exercise tolerance evolution during a pulmonary rehabilitation program in people with all stages of severity of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Detailed Description

Currently, the reference test in assessing functional capacity in COPD patients during pulmonary rehabilitation is the six-Minute Walking Test (6MWT). However, the realization of the 6MWT requires a 30m-long corridor, according to the American Thoracic Society Guidelines. Lack of sufficient space can prevent the realization of 6MWT, especially for private practitioner pulmonologists, and also in hospitals. The six-minute stepper test (ST6) which can be performed in a normal room, should be an interesting alternative.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-09
• Study First Submitted: 2012-12-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-12-27
• Study First Posted: 2013-01-03
• Primary Completion: 2013-08
• Study Completion: 2013-08
• Status Verified: 2013-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 2013-12-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient with COPD wtih all stages of severity
• Hospitalized in the pulmonary rehabilitation unit in the hospital of Morlaix, with a 3 weeks pulmonary rehabilitation course

Exclusion Criteria

• Pneumonectomy, Lobectomy less than 6 months
• orthopedic problem
• Balance disorder
• Weight > 110kg

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
The six minute Stepper Test	Pulmonary rehabilitation assessed with six-minute walk test and six-minute stepper test	Experimental : The six minute Stepper Test with a Conventional respiratory rehabilitation

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The number of steps to The Six-minute Stepper Test (ST6)	21 days	Assess the difference in the number of steps in ST6 before and after pulmonary rehabilitation

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Hospital of Morlaix; 🇫🇷 Morlaix, Brittany, France

Brest University Hospital; 🇫🇷 Brest,, Brittany, France