The Impact of Walking Behind the Patient on Six-Minute Walk Test Distance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a Randomized Cross-over Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 49
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- Exercise capacity
研究概览
简要总结
The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a well established field exercise test to assess the functional exercise capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The objective of this study is to assess the impact of walking behind the patient on 6MWT distance in patients with COPD.
详细描述
In a single-center, randomized crossover study, the investigators aim to elucidate whether there is a difference in the 6MWT distance when the assessor walks behind the patient compared to the patient walking alone.
Patients with COPD referred for pulmonary rehabilitation will be invited to perform an accompanied 6MWT (assessor walks behind the patient) and unaccompanied 6MWT (assessor does not walk behind the patient) in random order.
The tests will be performed at the end of a pulmonary rehabilitation program, after patients are familiarised with the 6MWT testing procedure and learning effects can be excluded.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients with a diagnosis of COPD according to GOLD II-IV (FEV1/FVC < 0.7, FEV1%Norm < 80%)
排除标准
- •Inability to perform a 6MWT when arriving at the clinic (e.g., lower limb joint surgery within preceding 3 months, unstable cardiac disease, predominant neurological limitations)
- •Inability to understand the instructions of the 6MWT, either of language or cognitive reasons
结局指标
主要结局
Exercise capacity
时间窗: During pulmonary rehabilitation, approximately 14 days
Difference in six minute walk test distance between the two experimental conditions (in meter)
次要结局
- Six minute walk test(During pulmonary rehabilitation, approximately 14 days)