This systematic review examined the measurement properties of the 6-min walk test
(6MWT), incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) and endurance shuttle walk test (ESWT) in …

This document reviews 1) the measurement properties of commonly used exercise tests in
patients with chronic respiratory diseases and 2) published studies on their utilty and/or …

In order to establish reference equations for prediction of the total distance walked during six
minutes (6MWD) for healthy adults, we administered the standardized 6-min walk test to 117 …

Evidence-based recommendations on the clinical use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing
(CPET) in lung and heart disease are presented, with reference to the assessment of …

The American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society jointly created a Task Force
on “Outcomes for COPD pharmacological trials: from lung function to biomarkers” to inform …

Background In fibrotic interstitial lung diseases, exertional breathlessness is strongly linked
to health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Breathlessness is often associated with oxygen …

The 6-minute walk test is used in clinical practice and clinical trials of lung diseases;
however, it is not clear whether replicate tests need to be performed to assess performance …

Moffet H, Collet JP, Shapiro SH, Paradis G, Marquis F, Roy L. Effectiveness of intensive
rehabilitation on functional ability and quality of life after first total knee arthroplasty: a single …

The reproducibility of the 6-min walking test (6MWT) needs to be more solidly studied. This
study aimed to investigate the reproducibility of two 6MWTs performed on subsequent days …

Introduction The 6-min walking distance (6MWD) test is a useful tool to obtain a measure of
functional exercise capacity. However, reference equations have been mainly based on …