ReviewERJ open research2020
Which functional outcome measures can we use as a surrogate for exercise capacity during remote cardiopulmonary rehabilitation assessments? A rapid narrative review.
Review in ERJ open research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04900961 (Prevention and Early Treatment of the Long-term Physical Effects of Coronarvirus-19), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Prevention and Early Treatment of the Long-term Physical Effects of Coronarvirus-19 (COVID-19): a Randomised Clinical Trial of Resistance Exercise.
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Swiss Recommendations for the Follow-Up and Treatment of Pulmonary Long COVID.Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases · 2021Guideline
- Thirty-second sit-to-stand test as an alternative for estimating peak oxygen uptake and 6-min walking distance in women with breast cancer: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Trial
- Remote assessment of exercise capacity in adults with chronic respiratory disease: Safety, reliability and acceptability.Chronic respiratory diseaseTrial
- Expanding access to telehealth in Australian cardiac rehabilitation services: a national survey of barriers, enablers, and uptake.European heart journal. Digital health · 2024Article
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- Guidance and standard operating procedures for functional exercise testing in cystic fibrosis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023Review
- Phase Angle Is Associated With Handgrip Strength in Older Patients With Heart Failure.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
- The Six-minute Step Test as an Exercise Outcome in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2023Article
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- Considerations for assessing physical function and physical activity in clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic.Contemporary clinical trials · 2021Article
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Authors and funding
6 authors.
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Abstract
introductionThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has seen many cardiopulmonary rehabilitation services delivering programmes remotely. One area of concern is how to assess exercise capacity when a supervised exercise test is not possible. The aim of this review was to examine the relationship between functional exercise tests and recommended exercise tests for cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.
methodsA rapid narrative review was carried out. Searches were conducted by two of the study authors. The study had the following features.
resultsSixteen articles out of 249 screened were included (n=2271 patients). Overall, there were weak-strong correlations for the included tests with a recommended exercise test (r=0.38-0.85). There were few reported issues with feasibility or safety of the tests. However, all tests were supervised in a clinical setting. The test that had the highest correlation with the field walking test was the 4MGS with the ISWT (r=0.78) and with the 6MWT (r=0.85). DISCUSSION: The 4MGS has the highest correlation with routine measures of exercise tolerance. However, it may be difficult to standardise in a remote assessment or to prescribe exercise from. Clinicians should strive for face-to-face standardised exercise tests where possible to be able to guide exercise prescription.
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