Influence of Music on 6 Minutes Walking Distance in Healthy Children

Influence of a Distractive Auditory Stimulus on 6 Minute Walking Test in Healthy Children

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01829438

Enrollment

Registered

2013-04-11

Start date

2010-06-30

Completion date

2011-06-30

Last updated

2013-04-11

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Conditions

Healthy Children

Keywords

exercise tolerance, 6MWT

Brief summary

To evaluate the effect of different distractive auditory stimuli (fast, slow and preferred) on 6 Minute Walking Test (6MWT) and the measured parameters (dyspnea, heart rate, oxygen saturation) in healthy children.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALListening to fast music

BEHAVIORALListening to preferred music

BEHAVIORALListening to slow music

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

5 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* the participation to the physical education program after the annual medical investigation

Exclusion criteria

* a lung disease * an overweight * a motor disability based on parent's answers to a questionnaire

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Walked distance	After 6 minutes	The distance walked by subjects during a 6 minutes walking test

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Dyspnea	At the end of the 6MWT	Dyspnea is measured by a visual analogue scale

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
cardio-respiratory parameters	at the begining and the end of the 6MWT	Heart rate and oxygen saturation are measured before and after the test

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026