Status:
COMPLETED
Standardization of 6 Minute Walk Test
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of Graz
Conditions:
Pulmonary Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Brief Summary
The 6 minute walk (6MW) gives information about the exercise capacity and it is an important tool for clinical decisions and for the prognostic evaluation of PH patients. The test is technically simpl...
Detailed Description
On two different days the patients have to absolve four 6MW on different levels of effort - on both days a traditional test will be performed and additionally a test with more effort or with less effo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension or exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension by right heart catheterisation
- informed consent
Exclusion
- Myocardiac Infarct within the last 12 months
- Uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmia
- Uncontrolled bradycardic or tachycardic supraventricular arrhythmia
- relevant operations within the last 12 weeks
- change of the hemodynamic therapy within the last 6 weeks
- joint diseases or diseases of peripheral vessels and nerves which may make the results of the six minute walk test unreliable
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2011
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
29 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01399983
Start Date
July 1 2011
End Date
October 1 2011
Last Update
March 9 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Medical University of Graz
Graz, Austria, 8036