orm values six-minute walktest for Dutch children.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Verzamelen normwaarden submaximale inspanningstest bij gezonde kinderen.sub-maximal exercise tolerance
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 340
Inclusion Criteria
In addition to the primary study involving children aged 6-18 we would like to include healthy Dutch children aged 4-5, with normal weight and height for age, attending regular education.
Exclusion Criteria
- chronic disease or disability
- lower limb fracture or injury 1 year prior to the study
- using prescription medication
- unwell at the time of the study, i.e. running cold
- heart rate at rest when commencing the test not within norm values
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Main study parameter/endpoint<br /><br>The main study parameter /endpoint is the distance covered by the child when<br /><br>walking on a flat hard surface for the duration of six minutes. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary study parameters are:<br /><br>Heart rate at onset of the test, heart rate on completion of the test, heart<br /><br>rate at 2 and 5 minutes after completion of the 6MWT.<br /><br><br /><br>Other study parameters are:<br /><br>Age, height, weight, oxygen saturation at onset and on completion of the 6MWT,<br /><br>oxygen saturation at 2 and 5 minutes after completion of the 6MWT,<br /><br>parent-questionnaire. </p><br>