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Six minute walk test in Italian children with cystic fibrosis aged 6 and 11
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Six minute walk test (6MWT) is a field exercise test widely used in clinical practice, both in adults and in pediatric patients. The primary aim of the study is to evaluate the physical performance of the subjects and compare them with the predicted Italian values. The secondary aim is to verify the possible relationship between the 6MWT distance (6MWD) and the clinical variables of the sample. Italian children between 6-11 years affected by CF were recruited from 9 regional centers for CF. Short questionnaire assessments about their health state and physical activity routine was administered. Anthropometric characteristics were measured before the test and, peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2), heart and respiratory rate were measured before and after a 6-minute walk test. The tests were performed according to the American Thoracic Society (ATS) guidelines. 6MWD was compared with the predicted distance calculated by the reference equation for healthy subjects of the same age. A total of 132 children were recruited (70 male) and completed the assessment. The mean (±SD) for 6MWD was 557.4 (±69.9), male = 551.4 (±80.0), female = 560.4 (±63.3), however the predicted distance mean was 605 m. A total of 101(76.5%) subjects practice regular physical activity. A total of 31 (23%) had a FEV1 lower than their lower limits of normal (LLN). Functional performance on the 6MWT was poorer among the CF patients than among the predicted distance estimated with Italian values. The correlation with the amount of physical activity and 6MWD has been verified.
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Innocenti, Diletta, Eleonora Masi, Giovanni Taccetti, Marco Genito, Elena Balestri, Anna Rita Berghelli, Maria Antonietta Ciciretti, et al. 2021. “Six Minute Walk Test in Italian Children With Cystic Fibrosis Aged 6 and 11”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 92 (3). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.2047.
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