A study to establish reference values for the incremental shuttle walk test in a healthy population

A single-centre observational study to establish reference values for the incremental shuttle walk test in a healthy population

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN70138213

Enrollment

200

Registered

2011-02-18

Start date

2010-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Respiratory Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Interventions

Subjects attend an initial visit at Glenfield Hospital where once they have consented to participate in the study all the necessary subjective information, including height, weight and blood pressure,

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients over the age of 40 years, either sex 2. Medical Research Council (MRC) grade of 1 or 2 3. Normal spirometry diagnosed by forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) greater than 80% or FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio of greater than 70% of their predicted age group average (NICE, 2004; BTS, 2005) 4. Willingness to participate (informed consent)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects less than 40 years old or more than 90 years old 2. Subjects with any co-morbidities that affect their mobility 3. Subjects with known cardiovascular disease or any unstable cardiac conditions 4. Body mass index (BMI) less than 18.5 or greater than 40 kg/m2 (Food Standards Agency [FSA]) 5. Subjects with a resting systolic blood pressure (SBP) greater than 180 mmHg or resting diastolic blood pressure (DBP) greater than 100 mmHg 6. Subjects with pulmonary dysfunction diagnosed by FEV1 less than 80% or FEV1/FVC less than 70% of their predicted age group average (NICE, 2004; BTS, 2005) 7. Subjects without the capacity to give informed consent; if they are confused or if they are impaired by pain

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (ISWT) measured at baseline and repeated after a 30-minute rest.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measured on a one-off occassion: 1. Isometric quadriceps strength measured using a Kern CH 50 K 100 Strain Gauge 2. Physical activity measured using the Duke Physical Activity Questionnaire and The Physical Activity Questionnaire 3. Anxiety and depression measured using The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026