Validity of the six minute walk test as a surrogate for the anaerobic threshold in the pre-operative assessment clinic
- Conditions
- Pre-operative assessmentSurgery
- 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
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
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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- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method