Cardiopulmonary Responses to 6-Minute Stepper Test in Bronchiectasis Versus Healthy Controls (NCT06631261) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Cardiopulmonary Responses to 6-Minute Stepper Test in Bronchiectasis Versus Healthy Controls
Turkey (Türkiye)60 participantsStarted 2024-01-18
Plain-language summary
Individuals with bronchiectasis exhibit productive cough and recurrent lung infections as well as reduced exercise capacity, physical activity level, and respiratory and peripheral muscle strength. 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is often used to assess exercise capacity in chronic lung diseases. 6MWT is recommended to be performed along a flat corridor, at least 30 m long, with low pedestrian traffic, on a hard surface. To overcome technical limitations during 6MWT, 6-minute stepper test (6MST) has been proposed to assess exercise capacity. Another test that provides information about exercise capacity is the 1-minute sit-to-stand test (1STS). To our knowledge, there is limited information about different exercise tests including 6MST and 1STS and cardiopulmonary responses to these tests in individuals with bronchiectasis. Therefore, this study aims to compare the responses to the 6MST between individuals with bronchiectasis and healthy controls and to investigate the relationships among 6MST, 6MWT, and 1STS responses and muscle strength.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Bronchiectasis group - Inclusion criteria for the study:
* Being 18 years of age and older,
* Having a clinically stable bronchiectasis,
* To cooperate with the tests to be performed,
* Not having a cardiovascular disease, orthopedic or neurological problem that may affect the tests,
* Being willing to participate in the study.
Bronchiectasis group - Exclusion criteria:
* Being in an acute exacerbation period,
* Having a cardiovascular, orthopedic or neurological problem that may affect the tests,
* Not being willing to participate in the study.
Control group - Inclusion criteria for the study:
* Being 18 years of age and older,
* To cooperate with the tests to be performed,
* Not having a cardiovascular, orthopedic or neurological problem that may affect the tests,
* Being willing to participate in the study.
Control group - Exclusion criteria:
\- Individuals with any known internal disease and those who do not volunteer to participate in the study will not be included in the study.
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What they're measuring
1
Maximal inspiratory pressure
Timeframe: 1st day
2
Maximal expiratory pressure
Timeframe: 1st day
3
Peripheral muscle strength
Timeframe: 1st day
4
6-minute stepper test responses
Timeframe: 1st day
5
1 minute sit-to-stand test responses
Timeframe: 1 minute sit-to-stand test will be performed and the repetitions will be recoded. Cardiopulmonary responses will be recorded before and after the test.
6
6-minute walk test responses
Timeframe: 1st day
Trial details
NCT IDNCT06631261
SponsorHacettepe University
Sponsor typeOTHER
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Primary completion2027-01-18
Contact for this trial
Aslihan Cakmak-Onal Study Principal Investigator, PhD, PT