Validity of 6 Minutes Stepper Test in Hypertension

Completed

• Conditions: Hypertension; Arterial Hypertension
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Six Minutes Stepper Test (6MST)

• Registration Number: NCT06087172
• Lead Sponsor: Ebru Calik Kutukcu

Brief Summary

The six minutes stepper test (6MST) was used assess exercise capacity of individuals having different chronic conditions. In the literature, there are some validation studies analyzing validity of 6MST. In this study, the main aim was to analyse validation of 6MST in hypertensive individuals.

Detailed Description

6MST is a space-safe, feasible and sensitive test to assess exercise capacity. In the literature, there are lots of field tests assessing exercise capacity of individuals with chronic status. But common field tests eg 6MWT requires long spaces and it could become an important barrier in clinical settings. Hypertension is a common chronic disease and hypertensive individuals are important candidates of cardiac rehabilitation. As an important outcome assesing exercise capacity are very important before and after cardiac rehabilitation. In this study, the main aim was to investigate reliability and validity of 6MST in systemic hypertension.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-01
• Study Completion: 2022-12-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-09-17
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-10-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-13
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-17
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Hypertensive Individuals	Six Minutes Stepper Test (6MST)	Patients diagnosed with arterial hypertension

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
exercise capacity	through study completion two day	steps during 6MST
functional capacity	through study completion two day	walking distance during 6MWT

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hacettepe University; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey