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Trial reportJournal of rehabilitation medicine2022

Comparison of Six-Minute Walk Test and Modified Bruce Treadmill Test in Paediatric Patients With Severe Burns: A Cross-Over Study.

Alen Palackic, Stephanie Abazie, Ingrid Parry, Soman Sen, Ronald P Mlcak, Jong O Lee, David N Herndon, Ludwik K Branski, Steven E Wolf, Heidi Spratt and 1 more

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Trial report in Journal of rehabilitation medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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11 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Alen PalackicDepartment of Surgery; Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. alpalack@utmb.edu.
Stephanie AbazieDepartment of Surgery.
Ingrid ParryUniversity of California-Davis, Shriners Hospital for Children, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Soman SenUniversity of California-Davis, Shriners Hospital for Children, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Ronald P MlcakShriners Children's Texas, Galveston, TX, USA.
Jong O LeeDepartment of Surgery.
David N HerndonChief Executive Officer, Joseph Still Burn Research Foundation, Senior Editor Journal of Burn Care and Research.
Ludwik K BranskiDepartment of Surgery.
Steven E WolfDepartment of Surgery; Shriners Children's Texas, Galveston, TX, USA.
Heidi SprattOffice of Biostatistics, Preventive Medicine and Population Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.
Oscar E SumanDepartment of Surgery.
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston · USJoseph M. Still Research Foundation · USMedical University of Graz · ATShriners Hospitals for Children - Erie · USThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · USUniversity of California, Davis · US

Funding

Oxandrolone and Exercise: A potent therapy in the rehabilitation from burnsR01HD049471 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI SUMAN-VEJAS, OSCAR E. · 2006 to 2019
$5.8M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD049471
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo compare the six-minute walk test and the Modified Bruce treadmill test in paediatric patients with severe burns. SUBJECTS: A total of 67 children, aged 7-17 years, with severe burns.

methodsParticipants were assigned to perform the six-minute walk test and the Modified Bruce treadmill test in randomized order on discharge from acute burn care. Primary outcome measure was heart rate. Secondary outcome measures were distance walked, Borg's CR-10 rate of perceived exertion, and maximal oxygen uptake (VO2).

resultsA total of 67 participants were enrolled. Thirty-eight patients completed both tests. The mean six-minute walk test maximum heart rate was 135 ± 19 bpm (range 97-180 bpm) and the mean Modified Bruce treadmill test maximum heart rate was 148 ± 24 bpm (range 100-197 bpm; p ≤ 0.05), with a weak positive correlation of R² = 0.14. The mean six-minute walk test maximum distance was 294 ± 124 m (range 55 to 522 m) while the mean Modified Bruce treadmill test maximum distance was 439 ± 181 m (range 53 to 976 m; p ≤ 0.05), with no correlation of R² = 0.006. The mean RPE CR-10 score for the six-minute walk test was 3 ± 2.5 (range 0-10) vs a mean RPE CR-10 score of 10 ± 0 for the Modified Bruce treadmill test.

conclusionThe Modified Bruce treadmill test challenges the cardiorespiratory system significantly more than the six-minute walk test, as reflected by maximum heart rate measurements, and the perception of effort (i.e. rate of perceived exertion) by the patient. When possible, the Modified Bruce treadmill test should be used to assess cardiovascular functional capacity. However, the six-minute walk test may be more clinically feasible for use with paediatric patients with burns, and provides information about submaximal functional exercise capacity.

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BurnsExercise TestChildCross-Over StudiesHumansOxygenOxygen ConsumptionWalkingWalk TestOxygen

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PMID35801864
PMCPMC9593470
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