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Validity of the six minute walk test as a surrogate for the anaerobic threshold in the pre-operative assessment clinic

Completed
Conditions
Pre-operative assessment
Surgery
Registration Number
ISRCTN55875201
Lead Sponsor
James Cook University Hospital (UK)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged between 50 and 85 years of age, either sex
2. Awaiting major surgery for: colorectal resection, upper gastrointestinal tract disease, major vascular procedures, major urological and major gynaecological procedures
3. Identified through the surgical pre-operative assessment clinics where participants are routinely assessed prior to surgery

Exclusion Criteria

1. Emergency surgery
2. Aged less than 50 and greater than 85 years
3. Medical conditions causing inability to walk
4. Unable to complete baseline CPET test
5. Unable to give informed consent
6. Medical contraindications to CPET and 6MWT:
6.1. New York Heart Association Functional Classification greater than or equal to Class III
6.2. Canadian Cardiovascular Society Angina Grading Scale greater than or equal to Class III
6.3. European Society of Hypertension Classification Grades greater than or equal to III
7. Aortic stenosis greater than or equal to moderate (i.e. valve area less than 1.0 cm^2)
8. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
9. Symptomatic arrhythmias
10. Spinal cord injury
11. Primary muscular disorder
12. Uncontrolled epileptic seizures
13. Pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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