ReviewStroke research and treatment2015
Protocol variations and six-minute walk test performance in stroke survivors: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Review in Stroke research and treatment, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05549141 (Cardiovascular and Metabolic Effects of Treadmill Gait Training Associated With Functional Electrical Stimulation in Individuals Post-brain Vascular Accident), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Cardiovascular and Metabolic Effects of Treadmill Gait Training Associated With Functional Electrical Stimulation in Individuals Post-brain Vascular Accident
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 113 citations in OpenAlex.
- Measuring Physical Function Capacity in Persons With Haemophilia: A Systematic Review of Performance-Based Methods.Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia · 2025Pooled it
- Reliability of the six-minute walk test in individuals with stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021Pooled it
- Long-Term Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Human Gait: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Pooled it
- Effect ofInternational journal of medical sciences · 2026Trial
- Effects of exoskeleton rehabilitation robot training on neuroplasticity and lower limb motor function in patients with stroke.BMC neurology · 2025Trial
- Comparison of a single session of tDCS on cerebellum vs. motor cortex in stroke patients: a randomized sham-controlled trial.Annals of medicine · 2023Trial
- A pilot crossover trial assessing the exercise performance patients chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Effects of high-flow nasal cannula with oxygen on self-paced exercise performance in COPD: A randomized cross-over trial.Medicine · 2021Trial
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- Exploring the repeatability of curved gait during an instrumented figure of 8 walk test, a new methodology.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Stroke Increases Neuromuscular Fatigability in Females but not Males during Isometric Exercise.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2026Article
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- Home-Based Gait Interventions for Adults with Stroke: A Scoping Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Review
- Factors Affecting Exercise Tolerance in Patients Who Underwent Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Lung Cancer.Cureus · 2025Article
- The Efficacy of HIIT Programs for the Improvement of Aerobic Capacity and Functionality for Stroke Survivors: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Neurology research international · 2025Review
- Multi-Modal Sensing for Propulsion Estimation in People Post-Stroke Across Speeds.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2025Article
- Characterizing physical activity bouts in people with stroke with different ambulation statuses.PloS one · 2025Article
- Convergent Validity of the Timed Walking Tests with Functional Ambulatory Category in Subacute Stroke.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Assessment of Exercise Capacity in Post-COVID-19 Patients: How Is the Appropriate Test Chosen?Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Comparing the use of mathematical calculation to a measuring wheel to determine distance walked in three different course configurations of the 6 minute Walk Test in healthy adults.Annals of medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Objective. To investigate the use of the six-minute walk test (6MWT) for stroke survivors, including adherence to 6MWT protocol guidelines and distances achieved. Methods. A systematic search was conducted from inception to March 2014. Included studies reported a baseline (intervention studies) or first instance (observational studies) measure for the 6MWT performed by stroke survivors regardless of time after stroke. Results. Of 127 studies (participants n = 6,012) that met the inclusion criteria, 64 were also suitable for meta-analysis. Only 25 studies made reference to the American Thoracic Society (ATS) standards for the 6MWT, and 28 reported using the protocol standard 30 m walkway. Thirty-nine studies modified the protocol walkway, while 60 studies did not specify the walkway used. On average, stroke survivors walked 284 ± 107 m during the 6MWT, which is substantially less than healthy age-matched individuals. The meta-analysis identified that changes to the ATS protocol walkway are associated with reductions in walking distances achieved. Conclusion. The 6MWT is now widely used in stroke studies. The distances achieved by stroke patients indicate substantially compromised walking ability. Variations to the standard 30 m walkway for the 6MWT are common and caution should be used when comparing the values achieved from studies using different walkway lengths.
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