| Optimizing the 6-min walk test as a measure of exercise capacity in COPD. | |
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PMID: 23364913 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: It is uncertain whether the effort and expense of performing a second walk for the 6-min walk test improves test performance. Hence, we attempted to quantify the improvement in 6-min walk distance if an additional walk were to be performed. METHODS: We studied patients consecutively enrolled into the National Emphysema Treatment Trial who prior to randomization and after 6 to 10 weeks of pulmonary rehabilitation performed two 6-min walks on consecutive days (N = 396). Patients also performed two 6-min walks at 6-month follow-up after randomization to lung volume reduction surgery (n = 74) or optimal medical therapy (n = 64). We compared change in the first walk distance to change in the second, average-of-two, and best-of-two walk distances. RESULTS: Compared with the change in the first walk distance, change in the average-of-two and best-of-two walk distances had better validity and precision. Specifically, 6 months after randomization to lung volume reduction surgery, changes in the average-of-two (r = 0.66 vs r = 0.58, P = .01) and best-of-two walk distances (r = 0.67 vs r = 0.58, P = .04) better correlated with the change in maximal exercise capacity (ie, better validity). Additionally, the variance of change was 14% to 25% less for the average-of-two walk distances and 14% to 33% less for the best-of-two walk distances than the variance of change in the single walk distance, indicating better precision. CONCLUSIONS: Adding a second walk to the 6-min walk test significantly improves its performance in measuring response to a therapeutic intervention, improves the validity of COPD clinical trials, and would result in a 14% to 33% reduction in sample size requirements. Hence, it should be strongly considered by clinicians and researchers as an outcome measure for therapeutic interventions in patients with COPD. |
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Authors:
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Divay Chandra; Robert A Wise; Hrishikesh S Kulkarni; Roberto P Benzo; Gerard Criner; Barry Make; William A Slivka; Andrew L Ries; John J Reilly; Fernando J Martinez; Frank C Sciurba; |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
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Title: Chest Volume: 142 ISSN: 1931-3543 ISO Abbreviation: Chest Publication Date: 2012 Dec |
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Created Date: 2013-01-31 Completed Date: 2013-04-03 Revised Date: 2013-04-16 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0231335 Medline TA: Chest Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1545-52 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Emphysema Research Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. |
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Aged Bronchodilator Agents / therapeutic use Exercise Test / methods* Exercise Tolerance / physiology* Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Middle Aged Outcome Assessment (Health Care)* Pneumonectomy Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology*, rehabilitation, therapy Reproducibility of Results Respiratory Function Tests Walking / physiology* |
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N01HR76101/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76102/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76103/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76104/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76105/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76106/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76107/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76108/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76109/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76110/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76111/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76112/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76113/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76114/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76115/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76116/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76117/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76118/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01HR76119/HR/NHLBI NIH HHS; P50HL084948/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS |
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0/Bronchodilator Agents |
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